Wright State vs Oakland 1/8/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Wright State Raiders meet in college basketball action from the Nutter Center on Sunday.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies will be out to build on a three-game win streak after a 64-63 win over Northern Kentucky in their last game. Trey Townsend leads the Golden Grizzlies in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 7.1 RPG while Keaton Harvey has 13.3 PPG along with 7.6 RPG to own the lead for Oakland on the glass as the Golden Grizzlies’ top rebounder. Jalen Moore also has 14.3 PPG along with 5.9 APG to lead Oakland in the assist department while Blake Lampman has 10.8 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oakland so far this season. As a team, Oakland is averaging 72.6 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 73.3% from the foul line so far this season.

The Wright State Raiders will look to build on a 90-85 win over Detroit Mercy last time out. Trey Calvin leads Wright State in scoring and assists with 18.9 PPG and 4.5 APG while Amari Davis has 11.7 PPG and 3.9 RPG this season. Brandon Noel has 12.3 PPG and a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Raiders on the glass to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Wright State up to this point in the year. As a team, Wright State is averaging 78.9 PPG on 50% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 70.7% from the foul line this season.

Oakland is 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Wright State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m backing the Raiders in this one. Oakland’s had issues on the road all year long and have been dreadful defensively this season. Wright State’s had hiccups as well this season, but they’re the better team and are a lot easier to trust on the defensive end. I think this is going to end up as a Wright State beatdown, so give me the Raiders laying the points here.