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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 -2.5-point favorites versus the Pilots, while the game's total opened at 158.5.
Last time out for Pepperdine, they were a 81-72 loser as they battled Tigers on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +1-point underdog.
Portland was a 80-61 winner in its last match on the road against Toreros. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Portland:
Team record: 12-13 SU,11-12 ATS
Portland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Portland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games on the road
Pepperdine:
Team record: 7-17 SU,6-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 11 straight games.
Pepperdine is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Pepperdine is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Pepperdine is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland home to Pacific Thursday, February 9
Pepperdine home to BYU Thursday, February 9