In Wednesday college hoops action, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and Xavier Musketeers tip off their season at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati at noon ET. Below, we analyze the Oakland-Xavier college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Oakland at Xavier: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:33 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Oakland +1200 (bet $100 to win $1,200) | Xavier -3334 (bet $3,334 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oakland +18.5 (-110) | Xavier -18.5 (+110)
- Over/Under: 139 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oakland at Xavier: Three things to know
- Oakland posted a 13-18 SU regular-season campaign in 2019-20, a down year for the perennial title contender in the Horizon League. Oakland was a dismal 4-12 SU on the road last season, while going 16-13-1 ATS overall and hitting the Under 17-12-1 in 30 games.
- Big East representative Xavier was likely going to be an NCAA Tournament at-large team, but March Madness was sacked due to COVID-19. The Musketeers ended up 19-12 in the regular season with 12 wins in 18 tries at Cintas Center. The Musketeers were just 11-19-1 ATS, while going 17-13-1 to the Under in 31 games overall.
- The last time these schools faced each other was Dec. 1, 2018, a 73-63 victory by Xavier in Cincinnati, with the Golden Grizzlies covering the 17.5-point number as the Under (147) connected.
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Oakland at Xavier: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Xavier 70, Oakland 59
Money line (ML)
Xavier’s price of -3334 is just too high. PASS.
Against the spread (ATS)
OAKLAND +18.5 (-110) is a decent play catching over so many points on the road. Yes, Xavier is a perennial contender usually vying for a conference title and high seeding in the Big Dance. But there is likely to be tremendous rust on both sides.
In addition, many are picking the Musketeers to be rather middling this season, although freshman Dwon Odom could step in and make an immediate impact. He needs to grow up fast, as XU lost a lot of scoring with Naji Marshall and Tyrique Jones moving on.
Over/Under (O/U)
Xavier will be searching for an identity early on. If the Muskies are the same team we’ve seen in recent campaigns, they’ll be a defense-first club with some issues scoring the basketball. As such, the lean is to the UNDER 139 (-110), and that will be the rule for Xavier until it proves otherwise.
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