Halftime Report
Only one more half stands between Santa Clara and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this evening. Sitting on a score of 40-32, they have looked like the better team, but there’s still one more half to play.
If Santa Clara keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 15-7 in no time. On the other hand, Pepperdine will have to make due with a 9-13 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
Pepperdine Waves @ Santa Clara Broncos
Current Records: Pepperdine 9-12, Santa Clara 14-7
How To Watch
What to Know
Pepperdine has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. The Pepperdine Waves and the Santa Clara Broncos will face off in a West Coast battle at 10:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Leavey Center. Coming off a loss in a game Pepperdine was expected to win, they now face the more daunting task of proving themselves against unfavorable odds.
Last Saturday, the Waves came up short against the Lions and fell 68-61. Pepperdine has not had much luck with LMU recently, as the team’s come up short the last four times they’ve met.
Despite the loss, Pepperdine got a solid performance out of Jevon Porter, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That’s the first time this season that Porter pulled down ten or more rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Portland scored an imposing 86 points on Saturday, Santa Clara still came out on top. The Broncos strolled past the Pilots with points to spare, taking the game 101-86. The win made it back-to-back wins for Santa Clara.
Santa Clara’s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christoph Tilly led the charge by scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that’s the most points Tilly has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tyeree Bryan, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 1 assists.
The Waves’ loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for the Broncos, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
While only Santa Clara took care of their fans the last time they played, neither team managed to cover. Looking ahead, Santa Clara is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by nine points. Bettors picking Pepperdine against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a nine-game streak of failing to cover when playing as the underdog.
Pepperdine opened the new year with a less-than-successful 78-72 loss to Santa Clara. Can Pepperdine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Santa Clara is a big 9-point favorite against Pepperdine, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Broncos as a 8.5-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 151 points.
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Series History
Santa Clara has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Pepperdine.
- Jan 06, 2024 – Santa Clara 78 vs. Pepperdine 72
- Feb 23, 2023 – Santa Clara 91 vs. Pepperdine 82
- Jan 05, 2023 – Santa Clara 89 vs. Pepperdine 79
- Feb 24, 2022 – Santa Clara 89 vs. Pepperdine 73
- Mar 06, 2021 – Pepperdine 78 vs. Santa Clara 70
- Feb 20, 2021 – Santa Clara 86 vs. Pepperdine 82
- Mar 06, 2020 – Pepperdine 84 vs. Santa Clara 73
- Feb 06, 2020 – Pepperdine 91 vs. Santa Clara 77
- Jan 23, 2020 – Pepperdine 90 vs. Santa Clara 86
- Feb 07, 2019 – Santa Clara 79 vs. Pepperdine 71
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