Today's matchup is between Pepperdine (4-5) & Gonzaga (12-0). Gonzaga is as dominant as it gets in college basketball. Corey Kispert leads the team with an impressive stat line of 21.1 ppg & 60.8 FG%. That being said with all their talent they have just covered 3 of their last 8 games mostly due in part because they keep pulling their starters because of their large leads.
Colbey Ross for Pepperdine (19 PPG & 7.2 AST), will need a 20+ point performance in this matchup to cover the spread and I think he gets there. There's no doubt Gonzaga will win this game easily but with Pepperdine's FG% at 47.1 & 80% Team free throws mixed with Gonzaga being a 90th rank defensive efficiency I am taking Pepperdine with the points.
