Oral Roberts vs Nebraska-Omaha 1/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Omaha Mavericks will travel to the Mabee Center to take on the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Omaha Mavericks snapped their 11-game losing streak and improved to 2-11 on the season after defeating the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 84-78, on December 22^nd. Omaha was outstanding defensively against Western Illinois and was able to hold off the Leathernecks after Omaha took a 75-66 lead with 3:20 left in regulation. Omaha shot 49.1% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while holding Western Illinois to 32.4% shooting from the field & 18.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mavericks was Felix Lemetti who had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Omaha is averaging 64.9 ppg on 40.6% shooting from the field. The Mavericks are averaging 7.6 three-pointers per game on 35.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Omaha has been led by Felix Lemetti (10.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg), Nick Ferrarini (10.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.4 apg), Darrius Hughes (9.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg), & Frankie Fidler (8.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.9 apg).

Defensively, Omaha is allowing their opponents to average 80.3 ppg on 46.2% shooting from the field. The Mavericks have a rebound margin of -4.5 and a turnover margin of -3.7.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles improved to 8-6 on the season after defeating the Denver Pioneers, 83-66, this past Thursday night. Oral Roberts led by a 43-27 margin at halftime and was able to pull away late after taking a 76-64 lead with 3:00 minutes left in regulation. Oral Roberts shot 49.2% from the field & 44.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Denver to shoot 39.1% from the field & 30.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Golden Eagles was Max Abmas who had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 block.

On the season, Oral Roberts is averaging 80.9 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles are averaging 12.7 three-pointers per game on 38.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Oral Roberts has been led by Max Abmas (21.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.5 apg), DeShang Weaver (10.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg), Kareem Thompson (7.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.1 spg), & Francis Lacis (6.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 1.2 bpg).

Defensively, Oral Roberts is allowing their opponents to average 68.1 ppg on 42.2% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles have a rebound margin of 3.9 and a turnover margin of 1.6.

The Mavericks are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall & 5-15 ATS in their last 20 Saturday games. The Golden Eagles are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games and 17-5-1 ATS in their last 23 games overall.

Omaha has struggled on both sides of the court this season as the Mavericks come into this game ranked just 305^th in scoring offense, 309^th in FG%, & t-341^st in scoring defense. Oral Roberts has been led by their offense which comes into this game ranked 27^th in scoring offense and have been exceptional from beyond the arc, ranking 2^nd in three-pointers made per game & 20^th in 3P-FG%.

This is a monster spread for Oral Roberts to cover, however, the Golden Eagles have been playing some solid basketball as of late and should have no issues scoring against an Omaha team that has allowed points in bunches this season. Take Oral Roberts to cover. Good Luck!