Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's Prediction: Saint Mary's Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/2/2025]

Saint Mary's and Pepperdine are scheduled to meet in college basketball action at University Credit Union Pavilion on Thursday, with tipoff at 10:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Saint Mary's as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Pepperdine-Saint Mary's game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Saint Mary's with a win probability of 96% and Pepperdine with 4%."

For further insights into Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's predictions page.

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Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball matchup between Saint Mary's and Pepperdine at University Credit Union Pavilion is scheduled to commence at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's
• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: University Credit Union Pavilion
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Thursday's Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

Before making any Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's picks, be sure to check out the latest college basketball predictions and betting advice from Dimers Pro.

Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Pepperdine and Saint Mary's 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Saint Mary's a 96% chance of defeating Pepperdine. Our predicted final score has Saint Mary's winning 81-61.

According to our model, Saint Mary's (-16.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 141.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Saint Mary's, with a 96% win probability, will likely beat Pepperdine on Thursday.

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