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NCAAB · Pepperdine Waves at Santa Clara Broncos

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Pepperdine vs Santa Clara Predictions & Stats

Game time: January 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: Leavey Center — Santa Clara, CA

Article updated Jan 25, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Pepperdine Waves are traveling to play the Santa Clara Broncos at the Leavey Center stadium on Thursday, 1/25/2024 @ 10:00pm EST. Santa Clara is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Pepperdine Waves are traveling to play the Santa Clara Broncos at the Leavey Center stadium on Thursday, 1/25/2024 @ 10:00pm EST. Santa Clara is the betting favorite opening at -8.5 and the current line is Santa Clara -9.5.

Waves vs Broncos Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Broncos to win tonight's game by 13 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Santa Clara Broncos to cover the 9 point spread and the total to go over 151 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Pepperdine 72 to Santa Clara 85

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pepperdine Waves and Santa Clara Broncos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Santa Clara Broncos to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Santa Clara will win straight-up is 82%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be PEPPR 66, SACLA 85.

OddsShark predicts Santa Clara will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

72% picked Santa Clara Broncos on Covers.com

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Pepperdine Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 225, Pepperdine is ranked #249 in offense (scoring an average of 72.00 per game), #209 in defense (allowing an average of 72.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-12 (8-11 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Waves hit an average of 44.33% of their field goals (ranked #208) and 67.96% of their free throws (ranked #290) and makes an average of 35.28% of their three pointers ranked #118 in the NCAAB). They average 34.76 rebounds per game (ranked # 236) and average 13.48 offensive assists and 11.52 turnovers per game (ranked # 171 and 132 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Pepperdine allows an average of 47.83% field goals (ranked #351) and 73.02% free throws (ranked #276 in the NCAAB) The Waves allow an average of 37.64% of the three pointers (ranked #350) and averages 32.62 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.62) Finally, the Waves average 13.05 defensive assists and 12.14 turnovers per game (ranked # 196 and 205 respectively).

Santa Clara Key Betting Stats

Santa Clara Broncos has a power ranking of 74 and are #110 for offense (scoring an average of 77.05 per game), #199 for defense (giving up an average of 72.33 points per game) and 14-7 (10-9-1 ATS) overall. Pepperdine went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Santa Clara.

For offense, the Broncos hit an average of 46.93% of their field goals (ranked #69) and 70.11% of their free throws (ranked #232) and makes an average of 37.25% of their three pointers (ranked #42 in the NCAAB). They average 38.48 rebounds per game (ranked # 77) and average 15.38 offensive assists and 13.19 turnovers per game (ranked # 72) and 275 respectively).

On defense, Santa Clara allows an average of 41.75% field goals (ranked #91) and 70.80% free throws (ranked #169 in the NCAAB) The Broncos allow an average of 32.19% of the three pointers (ranked #121) and averages 33.29 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.29) Finally, the Broncos average 12.76 defensive assists and 10.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 177 and 311 respectively).

Betting Summary

Pepperdine has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Santa Clara Broncos to cover the 9 point spread and the total to go over 151 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Waves vs Broncos archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Waves vs Broncos matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pepperdine Waves+312 → +360Moved
  • Moneyline · Santa Clara Broncos-413 → -480Moved
  • Spread · Pepperdine Waves+8.5 (-110) → +9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Santa Clara Broncos-8.5 (-110) → -9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over152 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under152 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Pepperdine Waves
5-12 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Santa Clara Broncos
10-7 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-25T11:35:50.597Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pepperdine Waves and Santa Clara Broncos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-06Santa Clara Broncos 78 · Pepperdine Waves 72
  • 2023-02-23Pepperdine Waves 82 · Santa Clara Broncos 91
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Santa Clara Broncos defeated Pepperdine Waves 94-71

Santa Clara Broncos defeated Pepperdine Waves 94-71 on January 25, 2024, a 23-point decision in the series. Santa Clara Broncos' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 54-39. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pepperdine Waves +9.5 (-110) spread, Santa Clara Broncos covered, while the 165 combined points finished over the recorded total of 150.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

  • DpxsportsSpread · Santa Clara Broncos -9 (-110)Win
  • 2387960509Moneyline · Santa Clara Broncos -425Win