Pepperdine at Cal Riverside

Pepperdine has improved under new coach Lorenzo Romar, but not enough to be laying this many points on the road. Especially after Monday's performance when the Waves lost to Cal State Northridge, which was only 2-5 at the time. Romar's Washington teams were never known for their defense and the Waves are allowing 79.3 points per game and a .472 field goal percentage. Cal Riverside covered the spread its last game at Valparaiso losing 82-73 as a 14.5-point underdog. Pepperdine is just 2-6 ATS its last eight games against teams with .400 or worse winning percentages and 2-8 ATS its last 10 versus opponents with a losing record overall dating to last season. The Highlanders are 9-2-1 ATS their last 12 when following a loss and they have covered five of six against teams with .600 or better winning percentages. Take the points with Cal Riverside.