Pepperdine vs Northwestern Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Waves are going to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in this game here on Friday night. The game is going to be played at Welsh-Ryan Arena at 8:00 PM EST and is being aired on BIG+. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Pepperdine team is going to come into the game here with a 1-4 mark in their last 5 games. The last game for the Waves was a loss against UNLV. The loss came with a final score of 80-59 and dropped the Waves to a record of 1-3 on the year. 

Pepperdine is coming to the game here with a total of 68.5 points per game on the year while landing 46.4% of the shots. The defense for the Waves has allowed 79.5 points per game, but have managed to get 3.3 blocks and 5 steals per game. Rebounding for the Waves is sitting at 31.3 boards per game, but the Waves have ended up with 14 assists per game.

Northwestern is coming into the game here after posing a 4-1 mark in their last 5 games. The last game for the Wildcats was a 72-69 win over the Montana State team. The win allowed the Wildcats to move to a record of 4-1 on the season overall. 

The Wildcats are heading to the game here with a total of 75.6 points per game while landing 47.3% of the shots. The Northwestern Wildcats have ended up giving up 63.6 points per game while getting 3.6 blocks and 8.4 steals per game. The Wildcats have ended up getting 37.2 boards per game, but have also ended up with 15.6 assists per game.

This is a game that the Wildcats will win, but the spread is fairly large for a couple of teams that have only a 7 point difference in scoring. The main factor is the Wildcats can play defense, but even then that is not a big enough swing for us to think the Wildcats cover the spread. Final Score Prediction, Northwestern Wildcats win, but fail to cover 78-66.