Puget Sound at UC Santa Cruz Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
UC Santa Cruz by 6.02
TOTAL POINTS
144
UPDATED
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
Puget Sound
UC Santa Cruz 
|
87
B+
|
Overall |
91
A-
|
|
84
B
|
Power |
89
B+
|
|
78
C+
|
Offensive |
86
B
|
|
89
B+
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Current) |
97
A+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
97
A+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Puget Sound
UC Santa Cruz
| 127 #706 overall |
Overall | 88 #636 overall |
| 153 #813 overall |
Power | 101 #759 overall |
| 214 #873 overall |
Offensive | 140 #790 overall |
| 107 #740 overall |
Defensive | 102 #734 overall |
| 148 #806 overall |
SoS (Current) | 23 #627 overall |
| 148 #806 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 23 #627 overall |
UC Santa Cruz#8867%Puget Sound#12733%Pre (Oct 27), 2026-27: UC Santa Cruz 67%, Puget Sound 33% at UC Santa Cruz.
UC Santa Cruz's win probability against Puget Sound is trending down — from 53% to 50% over the last 6 updates.
UC Santa Cruz's win probability against Puget Sound is trending down — from 62% to 59% over the last 6 updates.
UC Santa Cruz's win probability against Puget Sound is trending down — from 70% to 67% over the last 6 updates.
UC Santa Cruz favored
Puget Sound favored
Even, 50%
Drag across the chart
Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Puget Sound | Neutral | At UC Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 55% | 64% | 72% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 51% | 60% | 69% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 53% | 62% | 70% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 53% | 62% | 70% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 53% | 61% | 70% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 53% | 61% | 70% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 52% | 61% | 69% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 52% | 61% | 69% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 50% | 59% | 67% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Puget Sound
UC Santa Cruz
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
16-10 (61.5%) |
Overall |
10-12 (45.5%) |
|
8-5 (61.5%) |
Home |
1-3 (25%) |
|
7-3 (70%) |
Away |
7-8 (46.7%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus D3 Top 25 |
0-8 (0%) |
|
4-7 (36.4%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-11 (21.4%) |
|
12-3 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
7-1 (87.5%) |
|
7-3 (70%) |
Last 10 Games |
5-5 (50%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Puget Sound
UC Santa Cruz
| #459 Chapman | Best Win | #667 Puget Sound |
| #854 Linfield | Worst Loss | #678 Whittier |
| 30 pts vs #724 Willamette | Largest MOV | 30 pts vs #1006 George Fox |
| 54 pts vs #120 Seattle | Largest MOD | 45 pts vs #137 San Francisco |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Puget Sound
UC Santa Cruz
| 72.5 | Points per Game | 73.3 |
| 72.5 | Points Against | 77.3 |
| 73.9 | Home PPG | 75.3 |
| 71.3 | Home PA | 82.5 |
| 70.7 | Away PPG | 71.2 |
| 71.9 | Away PA | 76.5 |
| 302-345 | Opponent Record | 357-245 |
| 739 | Avg Opponent Rank | 512.7 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 3 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Puget Sound
UC Santa Cruz
| Feb 27 | Willamette (13-11) | L75-80 | Feb 27 | vs Chris Newport (25-6) | L74-77 |
| Feb 21 | vs Whitworth (21-6) | W69-67 | Feb 24 | vs Mary Washington (31-3) | L52-76 |
| Feb 20 | vs Whitman (7-16) | W84-59 | Feb 1 | at Mary Washington (31-3) | L63-93 |
| Feb 14 | at Linfield (10-12) | W74-67 | Jan 30 | Regent (4-18) | W78-67 |
| Feb 13 | at Pacific OR (8-16) | W86-79 | Jan 29 | at Chris Newport (25-6) | L64-71 |
| Feb 6 | vs Willamette (13-11) | L78-88 | Jan 10 | at Pomona-Pitzer (9-15) | W66-62 |
| Feb 3 | vs Pac Lutheran (8-16) | W74-70 | Dec 28 | at Pac Lutheran (8-16) | W77-70 |
| Jan 31 | at Lewis & Clark (12-12) | L64-67 | Dec 27 | at Puget Sound (16-10) | W62-58 |
| Jan 30 | at George Fox (3-22) | W90-75 | Dec 21 | at USC (18-14) | L63-102 |
| Jan 24 | at Whitman (7-16) | W58-56 | Dec 17 | at Pomona-Pitzer (9-15) | W67-58 |