The Santa Clara Broncos (11-4, 2-0 WCC) are at home in WCC play against the Pepperdine Waves (5-10, 0-2 WCC) on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET. The Broncos are double-digit favorites by 19.5 points in the game. The over/under in the matchup is set at 150.5.

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Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine betting lines

• Santa Clara moneyline odds to win: -3226
• Pepperdine moneyline odds to win: +1388
• Spread: Santa Clara (-19.5)
• Total: 150.5

Santa Clara statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, Santa Clara has fared better at home, covering three times in five home games, and two times in four road games.
• In home games, the Broncos exceed the total 40% of the time (two of five games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, eclipsing the total in 100% of games (four of four).
• Santa Clara has played better as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 5-0, compared to going 2-1 in away games.

Recent trends

• The Broncos have been racking up 81.1 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 81.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
• Santa Clara’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (73.8) is 2.9 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.9).
• The Broncos are trending up from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 10.4 threes per game and shooting 33.2% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 9.8 makes and 33.1% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Santa Clara betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 19.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-7-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
• O-U-P: 9-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-3 (Home: 5-0; Away: 2-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)

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Pepperdine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Pepperdine has performed better against the spread on the road (3-1-0) than at home (2-6-0) this year.
• In terms of the over/under, Waves games have gone over more frequently at home (three of eight, 37.5%) than on the road (one of four, 25%).
• The Waves’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .167 (1-5), and on the road it is .333 (1-2).

Recent trends

• The Waves have fared worse offensively over their previous 10 games, posting 63.4 points per contest, 7.9 fewer points their than season average of 71.3.
• While Pepperdine is ceding 75.2 points per game in 2025-26, it has improved that mark in its previous 10 games, allowing 73.1 points per contest.
• The Waves are draining 6.9 treys per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.0). That said, they have a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (30.7%) compared to their season average from three-point land (30.4%).

Pepperdine betting records this season

• ATS Record: 5-8-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 3-1-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 19.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 4-6-0)
• O-U-P: 4-9-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 1-5; Away: 1-2)