Pepperdine vs Gonzaga Picks and Predictions for January 14
Jan 14, 2021 |
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Corey Kispert and Gonzaga are absolutely scorching on offense, but their massive spread against Pepperdine (-25.5) leaves the potential for the dreaded back-door cover.
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The No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs take to the floor on Thursday night as they host the Pepperdine Waves in NCAA basketball action. College basketball odds have Gonzaga as a whopping 25.5-point favorite in this contest with the Over/Under at 164.
While college basketball betting can often be tough to handicap with odds this lopsided, we re here to give you the hoops insight you need to turn a profit with our free Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga picks and predictions for Thursday, January 14, with tipoff at 9 p.m. ET.
Pepperdine Waves menâs basketball player Colbey Ross is shooting for several hoops dreams in 2021. The senior guard wants to lead his team to a winning record, a West Coast Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament. Ross, a basketball player since he was a tyke, also hopes to fulfill a lifelong ambition and hear his name called in the upcoming NBA draft.Â
âMy main goal is to continue to work hard,â said the 6-foot-1 hooper. âIâm going to learn from everything I do, not dwell on the past and become better at what I am doing.âÂ
Two first-year Pepperdine Waves menâs basketball players turned in surprise performances in their squadâs home loss last Saturday.Â
Waves freshman forward Kendall Munson scored 16 points and sophomore guard Robbie Heath, a transfer, contributed nine as Pepperdine fell to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 75-63, on Dec. 19.Â
Senior guard Colbey Ross, the Wavesâ top player, said Munson and Heathâs showings prove that Pepperdineâs roster is deep in talent.Â
âIâve seen what they can do in practice,â Ross said. âI know how good they are. From them to come outâKendallâs first college game and Robbieâs first Division I college gameâit gives us hope and lets us know the future of our team is going to be taken care of. It was good to see them on the court doing a good job.â
Student Athlete of the Week: Chris Smith
By Amanda Scurlock, Sports Writer
Published December 24, 2020 (Copyright Don Liebig/ASUCLA)
UCLA senior guard, Chris Smith is never too proud to say that he still has room for growth. Last season, he led the team in scoring average and came in second in rebounding average. Currently, he comes in second on the team with 12.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting at 44 percent in three-point shots.
In the Pac-12, Smith is sixth in defensive rebounds with 5.0 defensive rebounds per game. On December 1, he earned a spot on the John R. Wooden Awards Preseason Watch list.
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New Mexico State’s Rodrea Echols brings up the ball past press row on Saturday vs. Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif. (NMSU photo)
In Malibu, Calif., the host Pepperdine Waves (3-0) outscored New Mexico State 22-3 in the fourth quarter to erase an 11-point deficit and blow by the Aggies (1-4) 54-46 on Saturday afternoon.
Rodrea Echols’ 13 points led the Aggies, who were 1-of-14 from the field in the final period.
The Aggies were 5-of-10 on 3-point tries, outrebounded the Waves 39-36 and held the lead for 29 minutes and 44 seconds of a 40-minute contest.
With 15 points, Cheyenne Givens lead three Pepperdine players in double figures.