Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine

It's interesting here to see a 20-12 team as an underdog to a 15-15 team. Both have done poorly on the road this season, especially on defense, leading to a high total. I think it's inflated. Conference tournament games usually are lower-scoring than expected. Santa Clara's head coach Herb Sendek has a history of putting together "UNDER" momentum. His teams are 66-39 UNDER after back-to-back UNDERs including 44-19 UNDER if his team is off 3+ straight UNDERs as they are here. Meanwhile, Pepperdine's Lorenzo Romar's teams are 23-10 UNDER on the road coming off a double-digit conference loss. Back the UNDER.