Pepperdine Waves vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/21/2021

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Venue:  Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pepperdine +14.5, Oregon -14.5; Over/Under:  143 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pepperdine +14.5, Oregon -14.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pepperdine +14.5, Oregon -14.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

 

Pepperdine Waves:  5-8 (9th place, WCC)

Oregon Ducks:  6-6 (11th place, Pac-12)

 

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Pepperdine Waves:  3-2 last 5

Oregon Ducks:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Pepperdine is coming into this game with a 5-8 record overall and they are 0-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos but they have gone on a three-game winning streak since then with wins coming against the San Jose State Spartans, the Alabama State Hornets, and the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in their last game. Jan Zidek was the leading scorer in points in that game with 15 while Darryl Polk Jr. was next on the team off the bench with 13 points. Jade Smith also scored 12 points, Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 11 points, and Houston Mallette scored 10 points in that one as well. Mitchell Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Keith Fisher III led the team in rebounds with 13. They are 42.1% from the field, 33% from 3-point range, and 76.3% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Pepperdine’s offense is averaging 68.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.2 PPG against them. Pepperdine has an ATS record of 6-7 this season and their O/U record is 4-9.

 

 

Oregon is coming into this game with a 6-6 record overall and they are 5-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Portland Pilots while their 3 losses in that span came against the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Stanford Cardinal, and the Baylor Bears in their last game. De'Vion Harmon led the team in points in that game with 18 while Will Richardson was next on the team with 16 points. Jacob Young also scored 11 points in that one as well. Richardson led the team in assists in that game with 6 while he along with N'Faly Dante and Eric Williams Jr. all led the team in rebounds with 5 each. They were 54% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 PPG against them. Oregon has an ATS record of 3-9 this season and their O/U record is 7-5.

 

Pepperdine is coming into this game as a 14.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Pepperdine have not won a road game this season yet but they have been playing much better in their recent games and are coming into this one on 3 straight wins. Oregon has been having a very bad season and sits at 6-6 on the year. The coach has said it himself that there is a disconnect on this team between the players and the coaches and between the players themselves. The chemistry is not there and they do not play like a team on the court. This is not a team that can be trusted to play well together on any given night so the best wager to place in this game is on Pepperdine to cover the spread here as they could end up as the winners here.

 

Pepperdine Oregon Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, December 21, 2021 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Pepperdine 68 Oregon 62.

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Pepperdine Waves: 5-9 ATS in December games. 11-17 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games. 5-14 ATS off a home win. 2-7 ATS off 3 or more consecutive home wins. 4-8 ATS after a win by 6 points or less. 8-14 ATS after playing a game as a home favorite. 5-18 ATS after playing 3 consecutive home games.

Oregon Ducks: 17-7 O/U as a favorite of 10 or more points. 46-25 O/U in all games. 37-21 O/U as a favorite. 25-12 O/U as a home favorite or pick. 16-6 O/U as a home favorite of 10 or more points. 26-12 O/U in all home games. 14-4 O/U in December games. 13-4 O/U when playing only their 3rd game in a week. 31-12 O/U after one or more consecutive overs.

 

 

Pepperdine Waves:  None.

Oregon Ducks:  L. Wur (F) Ques Tues - Foot injury.

 

 

"First half, I was able to make some shots and get going. I put a lot of time and work into my craft. These are shots I practice, shots that I take a lot, coach (Lorenzo Romar) believes in me, I believe in myself, so I'm really happy about that." - Houston Mallette after a win against Alabama State.

 

 

"We should have a much better basketball team than we do, and our guys know that. But we are just not putting it together. There's a disconnect. Players aren't connected with each other. They're not connected with our coaching staff. We put ourselves in a bad situation here." - Dana Altman on his team’s poor start to the season.

 

 

 

K. Fisher 

H. Mallette 

M. Mitchell Jr. 

J. Smith 

J. Zidek

 

Q. Guerrier 

D. Harmon 

W. Richardson 

E. Williams 

J. Young

 

 

PPG: J. Zidek (12.5)

APG: M. Mitchell Jr. (5.1)

Reb/G: K. Fisher III (5.8)

 

PPG: W. Richardson (12.2)

APG: W. Richardson (3.3)

Reb/G: E. Williams Jr. (5.2)

 

Coaches:

Pepperdine Waves: Lorenzo Romar (4th season)

Oregon Ducks: Dana Altman (12th season)