Oakland vs Robert Morris 1/12/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Robert Morris Colonials and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies meet in college basketball action from the Athletics Center O’Rena on Thursday night.

The Robert Morris Colonials will be looking to add to a 77-70 win over IUPUI last time out. Enoch Cheeks leads the Colonials in scoring with 17.3 PPG while Kahliel Spear has 14 PPG with a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead the Colonials in rebounding. Josh Corbin has 11.9 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Robert Morris this season while Michael Green III leads the Colonials in assists with 5.2 APG this season. As a team, Robert Morris is averaging 68.4 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 66% from the foul line this season.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies will try to build on their four-game win streak after a 75-73 win over Wright State last time out. Trey Townsend leads the Golden Grizzlies in scoring with 16.2 PPG along with 7 RPG while Keaton Harvey has 12.8 PPG along with 7.4 RPG to own the lead for Oakland on the glass as the Golden Grizzlies’ top rebounder. Jalen Moore also has 14.7 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 72.7 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 73.8% from the foul line so far this season.

Robert Morris is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 games following a win while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Oakland is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.

I get the case to be made for either side here, but I’m leaning towards Oakland here. The Golden Grizzlies seem to have come alive and have started to play well out of nowhere, which is odd considering the Golden Grizzlies aren’t normally a team that waits until conference play to turn it on. Robert Morris has performed well in spots, including ones on the road, but Oakland’s the team in far better form right now and I think they get the job done with a win and cover here.