The Wright State Raiders (16-13, 9-9 Horizon) visit the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (12-17, 10-8) on Thursday night. The Horizon League contest at Athletics Center O’rena will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wright State vs. Oakland odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Wright State went 5-1 from Jan. 26-Feb. 10, but has dropped 2 straight games since. An up-tempo Raiders team was undone by 17 turnovers (and a minus-7 margin) in its last game, a 77-75 loss at Purdue-Fort Wayne Sunday.
The Grizzlies have been undone by a defense that ranks 336th in the nation, giving up 76.4 points per game. Oakland coughed up 96 in a 22-point home loss Friday to Detroit Mercy. The Grizzlies did, however, have a 5-game win streak from Dec. 29-Jan. 12. That stretch included a 75-73 win over the Raiders on Jan. 8 as 5.5-point road underdogs while the 151.5 Under hit.
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Wright State at Oakland odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 11:28 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Wright State -1.5 (-115) | Oakland +1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 153.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Wright State at Oakland picks and predictions
Prediction
Oakland 76, Wright State 72
Moneyline
Not available.
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Against the spread
A perhaps road-weary Wright Stte has logged effective field-goal marks over 52% in 7 of their last 9 games. The Raiders figure as being due some regression in that regard.
Oakland does well in keeping opponents off the foul line. The Grizzlies have been trending the right way in recent weeks, playing teams tough when they do lose and playing well in some wins as well.
BACK OAKLAND +1.5 (-105) on a partial-unit play.
Over/Under
When these 2 met last month, the Golden Grizzlies prevailed in a game that landed on the Under, and those are the slight leans for Thursday.
Under is 5-1 in Oakland’s last 6 games against winning teams. And its 5-1 in the last 6 series meetings.
Figure on a lot of 2-point baskets and some regression on the Wright State side. TAKE THE UNDER 153 (-105).
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