Portland vs. Pepperdine Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

In a game featuring one of the struggling teams in college basketball, the Pepperdine Waves (7-20, 2-12 WCC) play the Portland Pilots (12-15, 5-9 WCC) at Chiles Center on February 18, 2026. The Waves are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 6.5 points. The matchup has an over/under set at 150.5 points.

Portland is coming off of a 71-58 loss to San Diego in its most recent game on Wednesday. James O'Donnell's team-high 12 points paced Portland in the loss. Pepperdine came out on top in its last outing 90-89 against Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Aaron Clark scored 33 points in Pepperdine's win, leading the team.

Portland vs. Pepperdine Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon
• Spread favorite: Portland -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Portland -314
• Moneyline underdog: Pepperdine +247
• Over/Under: 150.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Portland vs. Pepperdine

• This season, Portland and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's over/under of 150.5 points 12 times.
• This season, 10 of Pepperdine's games have ended with a combined score higher than 150.5 points.
• The Pilots average 75.3 points per game and the Waves score 70.7, amounting to 4.5 points under the matchup's point total of 150.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 157.6 points per game, 7.1 more than this contest's over/under.
• Portland has a 153.9 average over/under in its games this season, 3.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Pepperdine's games have an average over/under of 149.7 points this season, 0.8 points lower than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Portland vs. Pepperdine

• Against the spread, Portland is 13-12-0 this year.
• The Pilots have yet to cover the spread this season when favored by 6.5 points or more.
• In Pepperdine's 25 games this year, it has 11 wins against the spread.
• The Waves are 6-6 ATS when underdogs by 6.5 points or more this year.
• At home this season, Portland is 10-4 against the spread and 9-5 overall.
• At home, as a 6.5-point favorite or more, Portland is winless ATS (0-1).
• Pepperdine is 7-4 against the spread, and 1-10 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Portland vs. Pepperdine

• Portland has been the moneyline favorite in six games this season and won five (83.3%) of those contests.
• The Pilots have played as a favorite of -314 or more once this season and won that game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Portland has a 75.8% chance to win.
• Pepperdine has won in four, or 18.2%, of the 22 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Waves have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +247 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Pepperdine has a 28.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Portland vs. Pepperdine

• Pick ATS: Portland (- 6.5)
• Pick OU: Over (150.5)
  
• Prediction: Portland 85 - Pepperdine 76