St. Thomas (MN) vs Oral Roberts 1/6/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Schoenecker Arena. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies look for a win after winning four of their last five games.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are averaging 82.6 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 67.7 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Max Abmas is averaging 21.2 points and 3.1 rebounds, while DeShang Weaver is averaging 10.1 points and 4 rebounds. Trey Phipps is dishing 1.5 assists and Issac McBride is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are shooting 39.6 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are allowing 28.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.6 rebounds per game.

The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies are averaging 79.5 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 69.5 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Riley Miller is averaging 17.8 points and 2.7 assists, while Anders Nelson is averaging 17 points and 3.3 rebounds. Parker Bjorklund is the third double-digit scorer and Ryan Lindberg is dishing 1.6 assists. The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies are shooting 40.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.1 percent from the free throw line. The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.

The Golden Eagles are 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 road games and 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Tommies are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 13-5 in Golden Eagles last 18 Thursday games. The over is 47-16 in Golden Eagles last 63 games following a ATS win.

You can make a case for either side here, as they’re both playing good ball, and they’ve both been solid against the spread. With that said, it’s the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies who are still rough defensively, and that’s likely going to be the difference here. Oral Roberts pushes the pace offensively and can shoot teams out of the gym. That shouldn’t be a problem against a St. Thomas club that has issues getting stops. Give me the Golden Eagles and reasonable chalk.