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Pepperdine vs BYU Basketball Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 14, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Marriott Center — Provo, UT

Article updated Jan 14, 6:15 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Pepperdine is on the road playing BYU at the Marriott Center stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. BYU -10.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Pepperdine is on the road playing BYU at the Marriott Center stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. BYU -10.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Pepperdine Highlights

With a power ranking of 260, Pepperdine is ranked #43 in offense (scoring an average of 78.94 per game), #349 in defense (allowing an average of 78.06 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-11 (5-11 ATS) this season.

BYU Highlights

BYU Cougars has a power ranking of 33 and are #130 for offense (scoring an average of 74.50 per game), #123 for defense (giving up an average of 78.06 points per game) and 13-7 (9-8-1 ATS) overall. Pepperdine went 3-0 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against BYU.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be PEPPR 86.5, BYU 65.5. 58% of SportsJaw players predict BYU Cougars to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is BYU will win, pepperdine will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Waves 65 to Cougars 84.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Waves 65 to Cougars 84.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pepperdine Waves+430 → +430Unchanged
  • Moneyline · BYU Cougars-550 → -550Unchanged
  • Spread · Pepperdine Waves+10.5 (-110) → +10.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · BYU Cougars-10.5 (-110) → -10.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over149.5 (-110) → 152 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under149.5 (-110) → 152 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Pepperdine Waves
4-11 matchup record · 1-9-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
BYU Cougars
10-7 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-14T11:15:01.651Z). 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

  • 2022-02-26Pepperdine Waves 59 · BYU Cougars 75
  • 2022-02-12BYU Cougars 91 · Pepperdine Waves 85
Final result

Matchup pick recap

BYU Cougars defeated Pepperdine Waves 91-81

BYU Cougars defeated Pepperdine Waves 91-81 on January 14, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. BYU Cougars' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 41-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pepperdine Waves +10.5 (-110) spread, Pepperdine Waves covered, while the 172 combined points finished over the recorded total of 152.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Pepperdine Waves +10.5 (-110)Win
  • PeytoncSpread · Pepperdine Waves +10.5 (-110)Win