Loyola Marymount vs Pepperdine Prediction 2/14/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Loyola Marymount vs Pepperdine Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, February 14th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this college basketball matchup.

Pepperdine Waves Preview

The Pepperdine Waves have a 6-20 overall record and a 1-12 record in the WCC. They are coming off a 92-59 home loss against Pacific and their previous three games were an 83-81 road loss against Seattle U, a 92-88 home loss against San Diego and a 95-79 road loss against Washington State.

Offensively, Pepperdine averages 70.3 points per game, while allowing 78.6 points per game defensively. The Waves shoot with 42% from the field and grab 33.4 rebounds per game, while dishing out 13.2 assists per game. They average 2.6 blocks per game and 5.8 steals per game defensively.

Aaron Clark leads Pepperdine in scoring, with an average of 13.7 points per game, while shooting with 41.7% from the field and 74.7% from the free throw line. Styles Phipps is the team’s leading rebounder with 6.1 per game, adding a team-high 4.7 assists.

Loyola Marymount Lions Preview

The Loyola Marymount Lions have a 13-14 overall record and a 4-10 record in the WCC. They are coming off an 83-63 home win against San Diego and their previous three games were an 84-75 road win against San Francisco, a 104-73 home win against Seattle and a 72-69 home loss against Oregon State.

Offensively, Loyola Marymount averages 75.2 points per game, while allowing 72.1 points per game defensively. The Lions shoot with 46% from the field and grab 35 rebounds per game, while dishing out 13.6 assists per game. They average 4.3 blocks per game and 6.1 steals per game defensively.

Rodney Brown Jr. leads Loyola Marymount in scoring, with an average of 14.2 points per game, while shooting with 42.7% from the field and 86.4% from the free throw line. Jalen Shelley is the team’s leading rebounder with 6.6 per game. Jan Vide leads the team in assists with 3.8 per game.

Loyola Marymount Lions @ Pepperdine Waves Betting Trends: February 14, 2026

Why the Pepperdine Waves will win

• Loyola Marymount has lost six of its last seven road games.
• The home team has won the first half in five of Pepperdine’s last six games.

Why the Loyola Marymount Lions will win

• Pepperdine has lost each of its last nine day games.
• Loyola Marymount has won seven of its last eight games against Pepperdine.
• Pepperdine has lost the first half in 16 of its last 18 games against Conference opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

• Pepperdine ranks 43rd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw attempts per game this season (17.1).
• Loyola Marymount ranks 2nd among Division 1 teams for opponent blocks per game this season (2.1).

Loyola Marymount vs Pepperdine Prediction

In this Loyola Marymount vs Pepperdine Prediction, Loyola Marymount is coming as -5.5 road favorites. Loyola Marymount has been the better team this season but both teams have been in terrible form lately. Pepperdine is 1-9 in its last 10 games and 1-4 against the spread, while Loyola Marymount is 2-7 both straight up and against the spread in its last 9 games, so I cannot pick a side in this matchup. Both teams are 7-2 to the over in their last 9 games combined and their previous meeting last season was also a high-scoring one, with 175 total points. Take the over 145.5 points in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Over 145.5