Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 2

The Santa Clara Broncos (11-4, 2-0 WCC) host the Pepperdine Waves (5-10, 0-2 WCC) at Leavey Center, beginning at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Broncos are 20.5-point favorites in the game. The point total in the matchup is set at 150.5.

Santa Clara is coming off of a 92-85 win over Portland in its most recent outing on Tuesday. Elijah Mahi's team-leading 22 points paced Santa Clara in the victory. Pepperdine dropped its last game 72-45 against Saint Mary's (CA) on Tuesday. Pavle Stosic scored a team-high eight points for Pepperdine in the loss.

Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, California
• Spread favorite: Santa Clara -20.5
• Moneyline favorite: Santa Clara -3226
• Moneyline underdog: Pepperdine +1388
• Over/Under: 150.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine

• This season, nine of Santa Clara's 14 games have gone over Friday's total of 150.5 points.
• There have been five Pepperdine games that ended with a combined score over 150.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 152.8 points per game, 2.3 points more than the total of 150.5 for this contest.
• These two teams give up a combined 146.1 points per game, 4.4 less than this contest's over/under.
• Santa Clara has a 152.4 average over/under in its games this season, 1.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 4.0 points more than the average over/under in Pepperdine's games this season (146.5 points).

Betting the Spread: Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine

• Santa Clara has played 14 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• Against the spread, Pepperdine is 5-8-0 this season.
• This year, the Waves have just one against the spread win in three games as an underdog of 20.5 points or more.
• At home this season, Santa Clara is 3-2 against the spread and 5-0 overall.
• Pepperdine is 1-3 overall, and 3-1 against the spread, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine

• This season, Santa Clara has been moneyline favorites 12 times and won nine, or 75%, of those games.
• The Broncos have played as a favorite of -3226 or more twice this season and won both games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Santa Clara has a 97% chance to win.
• Pepperdine has come away with two wins in the 10 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Waves have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +1388 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Pepperdine has an implied victory probability of 6.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine

• Pick ATS: Santa Clara (- 20.5)
• Pick OU: Under (150.5)
  
• Prediction: Santa Clara 83 - Pepperdine 60