The Pepperdine Waves and UC Davis Aggies meet in a non-conference matchup at 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists UC Davis as an 8-point favorite, while the over/under is set at 154.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows senior guard Elijah Pepper helps power the Aggies' offense. In the season opener, he led UC Davis with 21 points on 5 of 13 shooting from the floor, and was 8 of 8 from the free throw line. He also grabbed six rebounds and had six steals. The fifth-year player averaged 22.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game a year ago.

The model also knows Pepperdine junior guard Houston Mallette is off to a fast start to the season, scoring 26 points and grabbing three rebounds in the win over Concordia, Calif., on Monday. He connected on 7 of 14 shots from the floor, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Mallette is in his third season with the Waves, and has started 60 of 64 games in his career. In that time, he is averaging 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 32.7 minutes of action.   

Now, it has set its sights on Pepperdine vs. UC Davis. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in more than 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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