Portland at Pepperdine 1/25/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Portland has been one team that looked fairly impressive in their overall play, but come conference play the Pilots have quickly faded. Portland on the year has a 1-5 record in the WCC, but when playing overall basketball the Pilots have posted a 9-12 record on the year. The last game on the court for Portland ended up being a 77-65 loss to Loyola Marymount.

The offense for Portland has not been that great on the year with only 68.1 points a game being scored. The defense for Portland has been somewhat impressive on the season giving up only 69 points a game. However, the rebounding leaves a lot to be desired with only 32.7 boards per game, but the Pilots have managed to get 14 assist a game.

Pepperdine is coming into the game here after knocking off the Santa Clara team in what many consider to be a major upset. The Waves with that win have improved to 3-3 on the year in the WCC, but when it comes to the overall playing on the season the Waves have a 10-10 record this season.

This year the Waves have put in a total of 76.9 points a game on the year. The Waves have allowed a total of 77.2 points a game to be scored. The rebounding is kind of on the shabby side with only 33.6 boards a game, but the Pepperdine team has managed to get 14.9 assist a game.