Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine

An evenly matched game between two teams with the same record, but Pepperdine is too big of a favorite. The Pepperdine Waves have lost two in a row, allowing 99 and 87 points, the latter as a three-point favorite, losing 87-79 to Portland. Pepperdine is a bad free throw shooting at 64.1%, and the Waves are on a 4-10 spread run. The poor free throw shooting keeps games low scoring, on a 35-17-1 run UNDER the total, including 8-1-1 UNDER at home. Loyola Marymount has a winning record and leads the West Coast Conference in turnover margin at +4.0. You need tough defense to contend on the road and they continue to lead the league in forcing turnovers at 15.7 per game and lead the league in steals at 7.9 per game. The Lions are on a 5-2 ATS run on the road, plus 9-4 ATS away vs. a team with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. The UNDER is also 6-1 when these rivals clash so grab the dog in a defensive duel. Play Loyola Marymount and the UNDER.