Pepperdine Waves vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: BTN

The Pepperdine Waves (1-0) are on their way to Pauley Pavilion on Friday where they will take on the UCLA Bruins (1-0).

The Pepperdine Waves stepped onto the hardwood against Life Pacific and notched a win by a score of 88-80 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Waves ended up with 18 while Life Pacific racked up 17 personal fouls. They also made 9 of 24 shots from three-point range. Life Pacific finished shooting 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 attempts. Furthermore, Life Pacific totaled 20 rebounds (6 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Life Pacific recorded 13 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Pepperdine allowed the other team to go 46.6% from the field on 27 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 18 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 39 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Waves converted 12 of their 22 tries for a rate of 54.5%. Pepperdine walked away from the contest having earned a 53.2% FG percentage (33 out of 62) and knocked down 10 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Pavle Stosic is a guy who was important for this contest. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 19 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He totaled 13 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Pepperdine comes into this one with a record of 1-0 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 88.0 points per contest (130th in Division 1) while hitting 53.2% from the field. The Waves are connecting on 40.0% from downtown (10 of 25) and 54.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Pepperdine is collecting 44.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 18 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 148th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a group are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Waves are able to force 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They currently rank 207th in college in giving up assists with 13 relinquished on the year. The Waves defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.6% (27 of 58) and they concede 26.0 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 37.5% from 3-point land and they are 266th in D-1 in PPG allowed (80.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 80-74 when they played Eastern Washington. In relation to rebounding, UCLA allowed Eastern Washington to get 29 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 28.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Bruins allowed Eastern Washington to convert 29 out of 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 53.7% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bruins ended up shooting 33 out of 70 from the field which had them shooting 47.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, UCLA made 8 of 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to knock down 6 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. Eastern Washington committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Bruins to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Bruins recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 for the contest.

Donovan Dent ended up having an impact for the Bruins for this game. He earned 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 9 assists for the contest. He buried 8 out of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

UCLA has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the campaign. The Bruins are responsible for committing 12.0 fouls per game and they hit 60.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.0 times per contest (106th in the country) and they cough up possession 8.0 times per contest. UCLA has earned 80 points on the season and they pull down 35.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bruins are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is ranked 163rd in the nation.

The Bruins defensively are ranked 214th in the country in points allowed per contest with 74.0. They have forced 16.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 53.7% from the floor (337th in the country). The UCLA defense concedes 28.0% on shots from distance (7 of 25) and their opponents are converting on 64.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 22.0 dimes and 30.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 350th and 117th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pepperdine

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