This is a 10* play on PEPPERDINE

Normally, when a team just pulled an upset (like Pepperdine did Thursday), they are the ones prone for a letdown in their next game. But I don't think that will be the case here. Because their opponent (San Francisco) is off a win that was perhaps the program's biggest in some time. The Dons downed St. Mary's Thursday for the right to be called the WCC's 2nd best team (behind Gonzaga obviously), at least temporarily. While they did lead that game most of the time, it took a couple of key defensive stops in the final minute to preserve what ended up being just a four-point win at home. Pepperdine had no problems handling Loyola Marymount (probably the 4th best WCC team) two nights ago in this gym, winning 77-62 as a slight home dog. As I wrote two days ago, the Waves are a significantly better team at home. They average 86.1 points here. No wonder why they are 4-0 ATS in home games this season. Averaging as many points as they do, Pepperdine is once again a live dog Saturday night. Play on PEPPERDINE.

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