The Seattle Redhawks will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Pepperdine Waves at Connolly Center on Thursday in NCAAB play.

Seattle battles the Waves, currently sitting with a 8-17 mark (9-12-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 0-0 for the Redhawks and 10-12 for the Waves.



View Pepperdine vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Redhawks at No. 148 and the Waves at No. 238 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 67-62 result in favor of the Redhawks.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Seattle's No. 47 nationally ranked offense (74.3 points per game) against a Waves defense that sits as the No. 131 at 65.3 PPG. The Redhawks have been averaging 42.6% from the field, more than the Waves have managed so far this season (39.3% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Pepperdine owns the country's No. 83-rated mark, allowing 65.8 points per game on the highway. Seattle, on the other hand, rates No. 105 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Pepperdine, they were an 86-48 loser as they battled BYU on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 18.5-point underdog. Pepperdine was run off the court by the Cougars on Saturday as BYU routed them 86-48 at Marriott Center.

Seattle was a 90-58 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Northwest Coll. The battle between the Redhawks and Trappers didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Northwest Coll was handed a 90-58 defeat on Tuesday at Connolly Center.


Pepperdine Waves Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Portland are 3-7
After playing BYU are 2-4
After a loss are 1-9

A few Waves at Redhawks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pepperdine's last 10 games on the road
Pepperdine is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Pepperdine is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road


Next up:
Pepperdine home to Portland, Saturday, February 18
Seattle home to UC Davis, Monday, February 20