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Pepperdine vs Rice Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 21 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 84-62
36-29 48-33
Position#347
Record4-8
FormLLLWL
Points / game73.7
Allowed / game74.8
vs
Position#268
Record6-6
FormLWWWW
Points / game77.3
Allowed / game71.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Pepperdine v Rice
20 Dec 2025
PEPP84
RICE62
07 Nov 2022
PEPP106
RICE67
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Pepperdine winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Rice winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

PepperdineUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lincoln University (CA)
#658
W
113-76
113
76
+37
H12/11
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
L
81-88 OT
81
88
-7
H16/11
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
W
90-79
90
79
+11
H19/11
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
60-63
60
63
-3
H22/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
L
53-76
53
76
-23
A27/11
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
69-83
69
83
-14
A29/11
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
L
63-71
63
71
-8
H03/12
NCAA
Vermont
#85
L
56-65
56
65
-9
H06/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
70-62
70
62
+8
A14/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
78-81
78
81
-3
A19/12
NCAA
1H
2H
53-37
60-39
31-41
43-33
45-37
45-42
32-24
28-39
35-27
18-49
33-40
36-43
28-35
35-36
28-26
28-39
33-26
37-36
37-36
41-45
147.7Avg total
73.3Scored
74.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)73.774.8148.5-1.233%
Season at home (7)78.774.6153.3+4.143%
Season away (5)66.675.2141.8-8.620%
Last 10 (10)73.374.4147.7-1.130%
Last 5 (5)67.272.4139.6-5.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)66.878.3145.1-11.518%
vs Similar (6)73.574.2147.7-0.733%
vs Weaker (7)86.381.6167.9+4.771%
This opponent (Rice) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
69-81
69
81
-12
H12/11
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
71-64
71
64
+7
H15/11
NCAA
Tennessee
#67
L
66-91
66
91
-25
A18/11
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
L
74-90
74
90
-16
H21/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
L
84-89 OT
84
89
-5
A24/11
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#224
L
63-78 OT
63
78
-15
A26/11
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
W
81-62
81
62
+19
H26/11
NCAA
Texas State
#125
W
77-72
77
72
+5
H04/12
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
W
77-76
77
76
+1
H13/12
NCAA
Southwestern Christian
#547
W
94-47
94
47
+47
H17/12
NCAA
1H
2H
31-36
38-45
26-25
45-39
26-39
40-52
38-37
36-53
41-40
42-43
24-17
35-42
44-32
37-30
40-28
37-44
33-35
44-41
48-25
46-22
150.6Avg total
75.6Scored
75.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)77.371.2148.6+6.150%
Season at home (8)81.566.2147.8+15.275%
Season away (4)69.081.2150.2-12.20%
Last 10 (10)75.675.0150.6+0.650%
Last 5 (5)78.467.0145.4+11.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)73.582.5156.1-9.09%
vs Similar (17)69.670.2139.8-0.635%
vs Weaker ◀ (2)101.542.5144.0+59.0100%
This opponent (Pepperdine) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: -3.0-3.02nd half: -1.1-1.1
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: -3.0-3.02nd half: -1.1-1.1
PepperdineRice
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
PepperdineLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lincoln University (CA)
#658
W
53-37
53
37
+16
H12/11
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
L
31-41
31
41
-10
H16/11
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
W
45-37
45
37
+8
H19/11
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
W
32-24
32
24
+8
H22/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
35-27
35
27
+8
A27/11
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
33-40
33
40
-7
A29/11
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
L
28-35
28
35
-7
H03/12
NCAA
Vermont
#85
W
28-26
28
26
+2
H06/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A14/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
W
37-36
37
36
+1
A19/12
NCAA
68.4Avg total
35.5Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.737.272.9-1.547%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.436.873.2-0.453%-
Last 30 away (15)35.137.672.7-2.540%-
Last 10 (10)35.532.968.4+2.670%-
Last 5 (5)31.832.664.4-0.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)32.437.269.5-4.829%-
vs Similar (6)36.533.570.0+3.067%-
vs Weaker (7)43.340.483.7+2.971%-
This opponent (Rice) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H12/11
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
26-25
26
25
+1
H15/11
NCAA
Tennessee
#67
L
26-39
26
39
-13
A18/11
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
W
38-37
38
37
+1
H21/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
W
41-40
41
40
+1
A24/11
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#224
W
24-17
24
17
+7
A26/11
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
W
44-32
44
32
+12
H26/11
NCAA
Texas State
#125
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H04/12
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H13/12
NCAA
Southwestern Christian
#547
W
48-25
48
25
+23
H17/12
NCAA
66.5Avg total
35.1Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.632.868.3+2.857%-
Last 30 at home (18)37.632.470.0+5.256%-
Last 30 away (12)32.533.365.8-0.858%-
Last 10 (10)35.131.466.5+3.770%-
Last 5 (5)37.827.465.2+10.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)33.638.872.5-5.218%-
vs Similar (17)34.430.264.5+4.276%-
vs Weaker ◀ (2)56.521.578.0+35.0100%-
This opponent (Pepperdine) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Pepperdine wins
1
Rice wins
DateGameScore
08/11/22Pepperdine v Rice106-67
10/11/21Rice v Pepperdine82-63
Pepperdinelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/25ALong Beach State78-81
14/12/25ACSU Bakersfield70-62
06/12/25HVermont56-65
03/12/25HAbilene Christian63-71
29/11/25ACS Fullerton69-83
27/11/25AFresno State53-76
22/11/25HStephen F. Austin60-63
19/11/25HNew Orleans90-79
16/11/25HNorthern Colorado81-88 OT
12/11/25HLincoln University (CA)113-76
Ricelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/12/25HSouthwestern Christian94-47
13/12/25HArkansas State77-76
04/12/25HTexas State77-72
26/11/25HOral Roberts81-62
26/11/25AFlorida Gulf Coast63-78 OT
24/11/25AKennesaw State84-89 OT
21/11/25HTarleton74-90
18/11/25ATennessee66-91
15/11/25HEast Texas A&M71-64
12/11/25HStephen F. Austin69-81

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Pepperdine
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWL33%
HomeLWLLL43%
AwayLLLWL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1275
Win %33%43%20%
Points / game73.778.766.6
Allowed / game74.874.675.2
Point differential-1.2+4.1-8.6
Avg total148.5153.3141.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%29%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %8%14%0%
Rice
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW50%
HomeLWWWW75%
AwayLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1284
Win %50%75%0%
Points / game77.381.569.0
Allowed / game71.266.281.2
Point differential+6.1+15.2-12.2
Avg total148.6147.8150.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%38%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)100% (2)0% (2)
Overtime %17%0%50%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

West Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Gonzaga1211192%92.466.2+26.2
2 St. Marys (CA)1210283%80.464.8+15.6
3 Seattle1210283%81.866.4+15.4
4 Santa Clara139469%79.170.4+8.7
5 Loyola Marymount128467%78.866.9+11.8
6 Pacific128467%74.866.2+8.5
7 San Francisco127558%75.569.6+5.9
8 Portland127558%83.482.2+1.2
9 Oregon State126650%72.872.6+0.2
10 San Diego Toreros115645%75.176.2-1.1
11 Washington State135838%76.277.3-1.2
12 Pepperdine124833%73.774.8-1.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
American Conference conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Tulsa1211192%89.370.7+18.7
2 Tulane139469%73.475.2-1.8
3 UAB128467%84.272.3+11.8
4 Florida Atlantic128467%83.272.7+10.5
5 North Texas128467%68.364.2+4.1
6 Wichita State127558%77.167.2+9.8
7 Temple127558%78.872.2+6.6
8 South Florida116555%89.081.8+7.2
9 Rice126650%77.371.2+6.1
10 Charlotte125742%70.871.5-0.8
11 East Carolina125742%68.474.3-5.9
12 Memphis114736%74.376.4-2.1
13 UTSA Roadrunners114736%71.575.0-3.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Pepperdine364884
Rice293362
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