Pepperdine Waves vs Rice Owls prediction, odds and picks, November 22, 2026
Pepperdine at Rice: Bandwagon's model makes Rice an 85% favorite (Rice −14.5).
Pepperdine Waves vs Rice Owls odds and win probability
Axle gives Rice a 85% chance to win, by about 15 points.
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Why Axle has Rice
All WCBB ratings| PEPP | RICE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1511 160th of 357 | 1676 29th of 357 |
| Record | 2-1 | 3-0 |
| Last 5 games | 3-2 | 4-1 |
| Streak | W1 | W3 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results, home advantage and schedule; record, last 5 results and streak are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | RICE win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:08 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:08 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:58 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:38 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:48 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 8:58 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 6:48 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 1:08 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:53 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:58 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:48 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:38 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 8:43 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 3:57 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1:58 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 85% | — |
Pepperdine Waves vs Rice Owls prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Owls a 14.5-point favorite at home, with a 85% chance to win. The model total is 126. Ratings: Owls 1676 (29th of 357), Waves 1511 (160th). The Owls are 3-0; the Waves are 2-1. The Owls have won 4 of their last 5; the Waves 3 of their last 5.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
Pepperdine Waves
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | L 54–58 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Portland State Vikings | W 59–43 | – | – | matchup | |
| at South Dakota Coyotes | L 57–73 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds | W 85–80 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs UC Davis Aggies | W 71–68 | – | – | matchup |
Rice Owls
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Richmond Spiders | W 73–60 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Murray State Racers | W 69–64 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Houston Christian Huskies | W 72–34 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Kansas Jayhawks | L 55–62 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters | W 66–61 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
No earlier meeting in Bandwagon's results history.
Injuries
Pepperdine Waves: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Rice Owls: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Waves2-1 3rd · W1
- Waves rating1511 160th of 357, 2 games
- Owls3-0 2nd · W3
- Owls rating1676 29th of 357, 3 games
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The bandwagon on each team
Pepperdine Waves 2-1
NCAA Division I women's basketball · 3rd · streak W1
No stances yet today on $PEPPWBB: the share of the crowd ▲ on the Pepperdine Waves bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
Rice Owls 3-0
NCAA Division I women's basketball · 2nd · streak W3
No stances yet today on $RICEWBB: the share of the crowd ▲ on the Rice Owls bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I women's basketball a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past NCAA Division I women's basketball seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form unavailable for this game · Fewer than three games played this season by at least one sideaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones in the data, not useddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones · read Oct 29, 10:37 PM UTC
- Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.