THE PROFESSOR’S CBB SITUATIONAL THROW-DOWN! 3PM START
(NCAAB) BYU vs. Pepperdine,
Point Spread: -6.00 | -110.00 BYU (Away)
Result: Loss
The BYU Cougars come into this game riding a four-game winning streak. As a team, the Cougars are putting up 76.9 points a game and they are shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from deep. On the defensive end, they are giving up 66.4 points and their opponents are shooting 39.8 percent from the field and 32.6 percent from deep. the offense is led by Alex Barcello with 15.1 points a game and he grabs 4.4 rebounds. Matt Haarms adds 11.5 points.

The Pepperdine Waves coming into this game having lost five of their last eight games. As a team, the Waves are putting up 76.2 points a game and they are shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 31 percent from deep. On the defensive end, they are giving up 73.5 points and their opponents are shooting 43.2 percent from the field and 27.9 percent from deep. The offense is led by Kessler Edwards with 18.3 points and he grabs 6.7 rebounds. Colbey Ross adds 16.3 points and 7.5 assists.

The BYU Cougars have already beaten Pepperdine by 11 points a few days ago. In that game, the Cougars shot just 38 percent from the field and should be able to improve on that mark today. Pepperdine Waves is losing their last five games by an average of 6.4 points while shooting just 39.9 percent from the field. BYU has allowed an average of 59 points in their last four games. The Waves have only won three out of their last eight bouts overall and have scored 70 or fewer points in four out of their last six games.

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