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St. Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves
The St. Mary's Gaels and the Pepperdine Waves will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Firestone Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Gaels as -11.5-point favorites versus the Waves, while the game's total opened at 133.
Pepperdine was a 72-62 loser in their most recent outing at home against Toreros. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites.
St. Mary's lost its last outing, a 52-43 result against Cougars on January 08. They failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog.
St. Mary's:
Team record: 12-4 SU,9-6 ATS
Saint Mary's-California is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Saint Mary's-California is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saint Mary's-California's last 5 games on the road
Pepperdine:
Team record: 6-11 SU,7-9 ATS
Pepperdine is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Pepperdine is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Saint Mary's-California
Pepperdine is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Saint Mary's-California
Next up:
St. Mary's home to Pacific Saturday, January 15
Pepperdine home to Portland Saturday, January 15