Pepperdine Waves vs Seattle Redhawks Prediction, 2/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs Seattle Redhawks

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Redhawk Center in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Pepperdine Waves (6-17) are en route to Redhawk Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Seattle Redhawks (14-9).

The Pepperdine Waves faced off with San Diego and took a loss by a score of 92-88 in their last game. Pepperdine walked away from the contest having earned a 41.4% field goal percentage (29 of 70) and converted 10 out of their 30 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Waves converted 20 of 29 tries for a rate of 69.0%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 38 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists in this game while creating 12 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of the defense, Pepperdine allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the field on 30 of 71 shooting. San Diego earned 14 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Moreover, San Diego had 42 boards (14 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. San Diego ended up shooting 88.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 25 shots. They buried 10 of 29 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Waves ended up walking away with 18 while San Diego recorded 24 personal fouls.

Aaron Clark is one player who was a contributor for the game. He shot 63.2% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 44 mins played and also grabbed 2 boards. He was able to score 31 points on 12 of 19 shooting.

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Pepperdine enters this game with a mark of 6-17 this year. They currently have an average of 70.3 points per outing (314th in the nation) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Waves are shooting 29.0% on three-point attempts (151 of 520) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Pepperdine is snagging 33.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 310 dimes for the season, which is 204th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Waves are able to force 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They give up 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 277th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (77.4). The Waves are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (648 of 1,414) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 304th in the nation in giving up assists with 342 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Redhawks took a loss by a score of 70-58 when they faced Washington State. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Seattle permitted Washington State to pull down 37 in total (6 on the offensive side). They shot 42.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 19 and finished the contest at 12 of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). The Redhawks permitted Washington State to make 25 out of 45 attempts from the field which left them shooting 55.6% in this game. Overall, the Redhawks finished 21 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 34.4%. With regard to shots from distance, Seattle made 3 out of 21 tries (14.3%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Washington State committed 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Redhawks to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Redhawks corralled 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 26 for this game.

Brayden Maldonado pitched in for the Redhawks in this game. He converted 3 out of 12 for this contest for a rate of 25.0%, and totaled 1 rebound. He earned 12 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 14-9 this season. The Redhawks commit 16.9 fouls every game and they hit 70.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per game (205th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Seattle has tallied 1,690 pts so far this year (73.5 per contest) and they collect 33.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Redhawks are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 232nd in the country.

The Seattle defense surrenders 31.4% on 3-point shots (152 of 484) and their opposition makes 72.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.6 assists and 36.5 boards per game, which is 118th and 291st in those categories on the defensive end. The Redhawks defensively are ranked 37th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.3. They are forcing 15.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the field (63rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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