New Orleans Privateers vs Pepperdine Waves Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs Pepperdine Waves

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, CA

TV: ESPN+

The New Orleans Privateers (1-1) are traveling to Firestone Fieldhouse on Tuesday where they will go up against the Pepperdine Waves (2-1).

The New Orleans Privateers faced off with Tulane and notched a win by a score of 85-63 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Privateers ended up finishing with 22 and Tulane finished the game with 20 fouls. They buried 3 of 27 shots from beyond the arc. Tulane finished the contest at 70.6% when shooting free throws by making 24 of 34 tries. In addition, Tulane grabbed 21 rebounds (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tulane earned 6 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 34.6% from the field on 18 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 37 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Privateers made 20 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. New Orleans finished the contest with a 54.2% FG percentage (26 of 48) and converted 13 of their 24 three-point shots.

Coleton Benson is a player who was a contributor for this game. He totaled 33 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 64.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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New Orleans comes into this one with a record of 1-1 on the campaign. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 22.5 fouls every game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 37.5 boards per game and has accounted for 21 assists for the year, which is 358th in the nation in terms of passing. The Privateers are shooting 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc (13 of 43) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.0 pts per game (315th in the nation) while hitting 38.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Privateers are able to force 7.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They relinquish 19.8% on shots from downtown and they are 239th in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.7). The Privateers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.5% (75 of 190) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 80th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 40 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Pepperdine Waves took a loss by a score of 88-81 when they played Northern Colorado. The Waves corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. Northern Colorado had 23 fouls for the matchup which got the Waves to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to make 20 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Regarding three-point attempts, Pepperdine made 5 out of their 23 tries (21.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Waves went 28 out of 73 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.4%. The Waves allowed Northern Colorado to knock down 30 out of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for the matchup. They finished 34.6% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, Pepperdine allowed Northern Colorado to snag 42 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Styles Phipps was important for the Waves for the game. He earned 22 points in his 43 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 10 rebounds.

Pepperdine has a mark of 2-1 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Waves are shooting 50.5% from the floor, which is 54th in the country. Pepperdine has accounted for 264 pts for the campaign (88.0 per game) and they average 44.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 18.3 times per contest (78th in college) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. The Waves are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Pepperdine defense gives up 35.9% on 3-pointers (37 of 103) and opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 13.0 dimes and 30.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 184th and 63rd in college hoops. The Waves defensively are ranked 276th in the nation in PPG given up with 79.5. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (291st in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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