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Game time: January 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: Jenny Craig Pavilion — San Diego, CA

Article updated Jan 12, 8:04 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Pepperdine is on the road playing San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion stadium on Thursday, 1/12/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. San Diego -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Pepperdine is on the road playing San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion stadium on Thursday, 1/12/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. San Diego -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line is San Diego -2.5.

In San Diego on Thursday night, the Pepperdine Waves take on the San Diego Toreros in a WCC matchup between two teams under .500. The Pepperdine University team is 7-10 overall and 0-3 in conference play. So far in conference play, the Toreros have a 12-21 record. It will begin at 10:00pm EST for this WCC matchup.

Trying to catch a wave

Pepperdine is reeling after dropping four straight games. The Waves are three games under .500 after losing each of their first three games in WCC play. Pepperdine lost 80-75 to Pacific on its home court on Saturday night. In the loss, Pepperdine shot 39% from the floor and committed 15 turnovers. Maxwell Lewis led the way with 30 points and 14 rebounds. It was Lewis' first career double-double. The loss was also caused by 12 points from Carson Basham.

A bullfighter tumbles

A two-game losing streak in conference play has dropped the San Diego Toreros to two games under .500. In two straight losses, the Toreros fell to 8-10 on the season and 1-3 in WCC play. San Diego lost 68-48 to the BYU Cougars on Saturday after shooting 31% from the field and 15% from 3-point range. Eric Williams Jr. led San Diego with 14 points and eight rebounds. In a losing effort, Wayne McKinney scored 10 points.

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Although both teams have been struggling recently, this matchup favors Pepperdine. In contrast, the Waves have a strong perimeter defense, which is a weakness of the Toreros. A far stronger team on the glass will allow Pepperdine to exploit San Diego from long range and earn multiple second chances. Despite Pepperdine's higher turnover rate, the team's 78th ranked rebounding should offset that.

Pepperdine Highlights

With a power ranking of 260, Pepperdine is ranked #58 in offense (scoring an average of 78.56 per game), #343 in defense (allowing an average of 77.06 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-10 (5-10 ATS) this season.

San Diego Highlights

San Diego Toreros has a power ranking of 287 and are #63 for offense (scoring an average of 78.29 per game), #342 for defense (giving up an average of 77.06 points per game) and 8-10 (5-11 ATS) overall. Pepperdine went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against San Diego.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be PEPPR 81, SD 76. 100% of SportsJaw players predict San Diego Toreros to cover. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

63% picked San Diego Toreros on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Waves 83 to Toreros 81.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Waves 83 to Toreros 81.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Waves vs Toreros archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Waves vs Toreros matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pepperdine Waves+104 → +125Moved
  • Moneyline · San Diego Toreros-120 → -145Moved
  • Spread · Pepperdine Waves+1.5 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · San Diego Toreros-1.5 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over157.25 (-110) → 156.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under157.25 (-110) → 156.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Pepperdine Waves
9-23 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
San Diego Toreros
12-21 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-12T13:04:11.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-03-03Pepperdine Waves 67 · San Diego Toreros 74
  • 2022-01-27Pepperdine Waves 56 · San Diego Toreros 64
  • 2022-01-10San Diego Toreros 72 · Pepperdine Waves 62
Final result

Matchup pick recap

San Diego Toreros defeated Pepperdine Waves 92-89

San Diego Toreros defeated Pepperdine Waves 92-89 on January 12, 2023, a 3-point decision in the series. San Diego Toreros' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 49-39. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pepperdine Waves +2.5 (-110) spread, San Diego Toreros covered, while the 181 combined points finished over the recorded total of 156.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · San Diego Toreros -2.5 (-110)Win
  • DouwannaSpread · San Diego Toreros -2.5 (-110)Win