UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs Pepperdine Waves prediction, odds and picks, November 5, 2026
- Projected winnerPepperdine 60%
- Projected scorePepperdine 68, UC Santa Barbara 63
- Model spreadPepperdine −5.5 total 130.5
- Crowd's pickno picks yet
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos or Pepperdine Waves: the bandwagon
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pepperdine Waves win probability
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs Pepperdine Waves live stats
From the league's public game summaryTeam statistics appear once the game starts.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs Pepperdine Waves team breakdown
From the stored in-game series (none for this game)| Stat | UCSB | PEPP |
|---|---|---|
| Score | UCSB– | PEPP– |
| Average win probability | UCSB– | PEPP– |
| Longest scoring run | UCSB– | PEPP– |
| Time leading | UCSB– | PEPP– |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs Pepperdine Waves odds
Every stored line
| Stored | PEPP win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 4, 5:03 AM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 3, 9:28 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 3, 9:23 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 3, 8:58 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 3, 1:03 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 3, 5:03 AM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 11:55 PM ET | 60% | +3 |
| Nov 2, 11:04 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 10:18 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 9:31 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 9:26 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 9:16 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 9:12 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 9:06 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 8:56 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 8:11 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 8:06 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 8:01 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 7:56 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 7:51 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 7:16 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 6:58 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 6:47 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 6:13 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 3:47 PM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 2, 5:03 AM ET | 57% | 0 |
| Nov 1, 5:02 AM ET | 57% | +1 |
| Oct 31, 6:03 AM ET | 56% | 0 |
| Oct 30, 6:03 AM ET | 56% | 0 |
| Oct 29, 10:27 PM ET | 56% | −7 |
| Oct 29, 6:01 AM ET | 63% | — |
- Ratings
- PEPP 1523 · UCSB 1537
- Home spread
- −5.5
- Stored
- Nov 4, 9:45 PM ET · 2026-11-05 02:45 UTC
- Version
- Axle 2.0
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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 unavailable for this game · First game of a season for at least one siderest 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 · No injury list read before this gameplayers 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.
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs Pepperdine Waves prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Waves a 5.5-point favorite at home, with a 60% chance to win. The model total is 130.5. Ratings: Waves 1523 (145th of 356), Gauchos 1537 (134th). The Waves are 1-0; the Gauchos are 1-0. The Waves have won 3 of their last 5; the Gauchos 2 of their last 5. The two have met 1 time in Bandwagon's results history; the Waves won 0, the Gauchos 1.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Recent form
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs UC Riverside Highlanders | L 53–58 | – | – | matchup | |
| at UC San Diego Tritons | L 65–72 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs UC Irvine Anteaters | W 70–62 | – | – | matchup | |
| at UC Riverside Highlanders | W 61–57 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine | L 52–58 | – | – | matchup |
Pepperdine Waves
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| vs San Francisco Dons | L 69–86 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine Waves at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 63–71 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Pepperdine Waves: 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- Gauchos1-0 6th · W1
- Gauchos rating1537 134th of 356, 0 games
- Waves1-0 3rd · W1
- Waves rating1523 145th of 356, 1 games
NCAA Division I women's basketball · 6th · streak W1
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Pepperdine Waves 1-0
NCAA Division I women's basketball · 3rd · streak W1
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Model: Pepperdine 60% to win. Projected score Pepperdine 68, UC Santa Barbara 63; spread Pepperdine −5.5, total 130.5. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pepperdine Waves, Thu, Nov 5, 8:00 PM ET.