Pepperdine at Northern Colorado

Some will be surprised to see Northern Colorado as a significant favorite over Pepperdine as both teams enter at 1-0 on the season. Pepperdine was an ugly 6-26 a year ago and lost some scoring punch to graduation from a team that averaged just 71 points per game. Northern Colorado finished with 25 wins last season but has lost some significant offense, and may need some time to develop continuity on the offensive end. Pepperdine coach Lorenzo Romar has slowed games down when he has been a big dog of +10 or more and has a record of 22-10 to the UNDER as a double-digit dog. Play on the UNDER.