San Francisco Dons vs Pepperdine Waves Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Pepperdine Waves

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, CA

TV: ESPN+

Firestone Fieldhouse is the location where the Pepperdine Waves (5-12) will attempt to beat the San Francisco Dons (11-6) on Saturday.

The San Francisco Dons stepped onto the hardwood against Portland and took home the win by a score of 73-68 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Dons walked away with 19 while Portland finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 23 attempts from long range. Portland finished 78.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 19 attempts. Moreover, Portland collected 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Portland doled out 13 dimes and had 2 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, San Francisco allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 24 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Dons made 21 of their 34 tries for a rate of 61.8%. San Francisco wrapped up the game with a 37.9% FG percentage (22 of 58) and converted 8 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Veniamin Abosi is a guy who was a factor for the game. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the field and recorded 3 dimes. He was on the court for 29 mins played and collected 9 boards. He notched 16 points on 4 out of 5 shooting.

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San Francisco steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 11-6 for the season. They turn it over 11.1 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Francisco is pulling in 37.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 245 assists so far this season, which ranks 94th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Dons are shooting 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (151 of 450) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.1 points per outing (233rd in D-1) while hitting 44.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Dons are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 210th in college in giving up assists with 211 surrendered for the year. The Dons are allowing a FG percentage of 41.0% (410 of 999) and they surrender 32.3 boards per game as a group. They give up 30.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 68th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (68.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pepperdine Waves took a loss by a score of 74-69 when they played Pacific. The Waves pulled down 15 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 22 in this game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. Pacific committed 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Waves to the free throw line for 15 shots. They were able to make 14 of those for a clip of 93.3%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Pepperdine buried 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). In all, the Waves ended up shooting 24 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.1%. The Waves allowed Pacific to knock down 27 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.9% for this contest. They shot 45.0% from distance by connecting on 9 of 20 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Pepperdine allowed Pacific to grab 34 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Javon Cooley was important for the Waves in this contest. He accumulated 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for this game. He converted 6 of 14 in this game for a rate of 42.9%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Pepperdine has a win-loss record of 5-12 this year. As an offensive team, the Waves are shooting 42.9% from the field, which ranks 292nd in college. Pepperdine has scored 1,201 points for the year (70.6 per game) and they pull in 34.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per game (204th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. The Waves have committed 14.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Waves on defense are ranked 240th in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.5. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (289th in college hoops). The Pepperdine defense allows 33.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (143 of 422) and their opposition makes 75.1% of their foul shots. They concede 14.2 assists and 33.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 243rd and 141st in D-1.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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