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  3. Santa Clara Broncos vs Pepperdine Waves
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Santa Clara Broncos424789
Pepperdine Waves374279
NCAAB · Santa Clara Broncos at Pepperdine Waves

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Santa Clara Broncos vs Pepperdine Waves Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: Firestone Fieldhouse — Malibu, CA

Article updated Jan 5, 6:14 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Santa Clara is on the road playing Pepperdine at the Firestone Fieldhouse stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. Santa Clara -2 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Santa Clara is on the road playing Pepperdine at the Firestone Fieldhouse stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. Santa Clara -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Pepperdine -1.5.

Santa Clara Highlights

With a power ranking of 49, Santa Clara is ranked #148 in offense (scoring an average of 73.94 per game), #187 in defense (allowing an average of 68.81 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-4 (8-8 ATS) this season.

Pepperdine Highlights

Pepperdine Waves has a power ranking of 236 and are #77 for offense (scoring an average of 77.86 per game), #304 for defense (giving up an average of 68.81 points per game) and 7-8 (5-8 ATS) overall. Santa Clara went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Pepperdine.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SACLA 78.75, PEPPR 75.75. 50% of SportsJaw predicts Pepperdine Waves to cover. OddsShark predicts Santa Clara will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Broncos 87 to Waves 67.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Broncos 87 to Waves 67.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Santa Clara Broncos-122 → +104Moved
  • Moneyline · Pepperdine Waves+106 → -125Moved
  • Spread · Santa Clara Broncos-2 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Pepperdine Waves+2 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over151.5 (-110) → 154.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under151.5 (-110) → 154.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Santa Clara Broncos
26-8 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Pepperdine Waves
9-23 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T11:14:38.359Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-24Santa Clara Broncos 89 · Pepperdine Waves 73
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Santa Clara Broncos defeated Pepperdine Waves 89-79

Santa Clara Broncos defeated Pepperdine Waves 89-79 on January 5, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. Santa Clara Broncos' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 42-37. Against SportsJaw's recorded Santa Clara Broncos +1.5 (-110) spread, Santa Clara Broncos covered, while the 168 combined points finished over the recorded total of 154.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Pepperdine Waves -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Santa Clara Broncos +1.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 153.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Santa Clara Broncos +1.5 (-110)Win
  • FlyigglesflySpread · Pepperdine Waves -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • Teddy718Total · Over 153.5 (-110)Win