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Portland Pilots vs. Pepperdine Waves
The Portland Pilots and the Pepperdine Waves will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Firestone Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Waves as -11.5-point favorites versus the Pilots, while the game's total opened at 152.5.
Last time out for Pepperdine, they were a 95-70 loser as they battled Bulldogs on the road. They covered in the match as a +27-point underdog.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 79-63 loser as they battled Dons at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +13-point underdog.
Portland:
Team record: 6-6 SU,4-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Portland is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Pepperdine
Pepperdine:
Team record: 4-6 SU,4-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Pepperdine is 3-9-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Portland
Pepperdine is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pepperdine's last 14 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland at BYU Thursday, January 21
Pepperdine home to Pacific Thursday, January 21