Wright State vs Oakland 3/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

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

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies, the #5 seed in the conference tournament, advanced out of the first round after a 69-58 win over IUPUI last time out. Jamal Cain leads Oakland in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 20 PPG and 10.1 RPG while Jalen Moore has 15.4 PPG and a team-high 7.8 APG to lead the Grizz in the assist department. Trey Townsend has 13.4 PPG and 5.7 RPG up to this point in the season. Micah Parrish also has 11.8 PPG with 5.9 RPG as well to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oakland this season. As a team, Oakland is averaging 74.9 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three and 79.7% from the foul line while allowing 68.7 PPG on 43% shooting from the field and 30% from three this season.

The Wright State Raiders come into the conference tournament as the #4 seed after finishing the year 18-13 including a 15-7 mark in conference play. Tanner Holden leads Wright State in scoring and assists with 19.9 PPG and 2.7 APG while Grant Basile has 18.3 PPG and a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Raiders on the glass. Trey Calvin has 13.9 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Wright State so far this season. As a team, Wright State is averaging 75.4 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 76% from the foul line while allowing 71.5 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field and 34.1% from three this season.

Oakland is 2-11 ATS in their last 13 games overall and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games while the under is 14-1-1 in their last 16 road games following three or more consecutive home games. Wright State is 5-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 home games.

The points with Oakland could be worth a look in these one and done type scenarios in these conference tournaments. However, the Golden Grizzlies have been absolutely awful ATS as of late and it’s simply not going to cut it, especially here. I look for Wright State to get themselves a win and cover here.