Pepperdine vs Santa Clara Picks and Prediction – 12/29/2024

The Pepperdine Waves go on the road to Santa Clara, California on Saturday night to play the Santa Clara Broncos. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Pepperdine who has a record of 6-7 was a win against UC Davis. The win came by a final score of 85-46. On the year the Waves have been average with a total of 75 points per game scored. The defense, though has been good giving up 70 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Waves is sitting at 38.0 boards per game. Stefan Todorovic has been the leading scorer for Pepperdine with 19.3 points per game.

Santa Clara for their part heads to the game here with a 8-5 record. The last game on the court for the Broncos was against South Dakota. The game ended up being a convincing win by a score of 98-81.

Offensively Santa Clara has been above average with 79.5 points per game and on defense the Broncos have been below average giving up 73 points per game. The rebounding for Santa Clara is sitting at 38.9 boards per game. Adama-Alpha Bal is leading Santa Clara in scoring with 13.5 points per game. 

The Pepperdine Waves are 0-4 on the road this season. The Santa Clara Broncos are much better on offense and have more talented players than Pepperdine. Santa Clara is rated much higher in the rankings than the Waves and will have enough firepower to get the victory. Final score Prediction, Santa Clara wins 82-64.