The Owls will play the Waves on Saturday, December 20th, 2025. Your timezone's tip off time is 9:00 pm EST. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.

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Looking into the second half of the 2025-26 college basketball season, Rice and Pepperdine are set to hit the hardwood on Saturday, December 20th, 2025. Luckily, we have some clear performance trends emerging now that each team has more than a dozen games under their belts. Use the following data to help analyze this matchup and to place an intelligent wager on its ultimate outcome.

SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - With the 2025-26 season in full stride, Rice currently has a 98.00 conference power ranking, while the SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for Pepperdine is 96.67.
Away Rice - Rice starts this game with a 0-3 record as an away team, ranking them 2nd in the American Conference for away team wins.
Home Pepperdine - Pepperdine meets Rice boasting a 3-4 record as a home team. They currently rank 5th in the WCC Conference for home team wins.
Conference Win Percentage - Rice currently ranks 1st (0.000) in the American Conference, with Pepperdine now standing 1st (0.000) for their conference win percentage in the 2025 WCC Conference for the 2025-26 college basketball season.
Overall Win Percentage - Rice has a 0.500 overall win percentage, with Pepperdine matching up with a 0.333 overall win percentage.
Team Records - Rice currently possesses 6-6 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Pepperdine has tallied a 4-8 standing as the 2025-26 college basketball season continues to unfold.

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Hocus pocus! Rice 6-6 takes on Pepperdine 4-8 on December 20th!

Watch out for conference records to determine tournament seeds. Rice 0-0, Pepperdine 0-0.

Rice won 4 straight games, while Pepperdine lost their last game. Review the tables below to find the best point spread, total, and moneylines for this game. You can bet on college basketball legally at BetRivers and BetMGM. We've also listed each team's futures odds and current standings below.

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Team Standings

2025-2026 College Basketball Regular Season Standings - Rice, Pepperdine
Team	W-L	Win%	Home	Away	Conf	CGB	Conf%	Strk
American
Rice	8-10	0.444	5-4	2-5	2-3	+1.5	0.400	W1
WCC
Pepperdine	6-14	0.300	5-7	1-6	1-6	+5.5	0.143	W1

Rice & Pepperdine Futures Odds

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Rice Championship Odds

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How to Bet on the Rice vs Pepperdine College Basketball Game

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