Stephen Nover's CBB Wrong Favorite Big Casher
(NCAAB) UC Irvine vs. Pepperdine, 11/25/2020 6:30 PM, Score: 72 - 86
Point Spread: 2.00 | -105.00 UC Irvine (Away)
Result: Loss
UC Irvine has a front-court edge, is the stronger defensive team and is much better coached with Russell Turner against Pepperdine's Lorenzo Romar. 
The Anteaters had a strong chance to reach the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year before the season was cancelled going 21-11. Pepperdine is a mediocre West Coast Conference team that went 16-16 and had one of the worst defenses in the country.