West Virginia vs Oakland College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/9/21
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (0-0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0-0)
November 9, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: West Virginia Mountaineers -17 / Oakland Golden Grizzlies +17; Over/Under: -152
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The Oakland Golden Grizzlies and West Virginia Mountaineers meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the WVU Coliseum. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies won 12 games last year and enter another season under coach Greg Kampe. The West Virginia Mountaineers are coming off 19 wins and return Bob Huggins for a 15th season.
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies return their best player and have enough returning depth overall to make a serious run in the Horizon. Oakland started to play its best ball toward the end of the year, so it will be interesting to see if they can build on that momentum. Jalen Moore returns after averaging 17.9 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Micah Parrish averaged 8.8 points and 1.1 assists. Zion Young averaged 19.1 minutes per game last season and Trey Townsend averaged 6.1 rebounds.
The West Virginia Mountaineers lost two players to the NBA Draft and watched Jordan McCabe transfer to UNLV. However, West Virginia has enough returning production and has stability at head coach to where it’s going to be a competitive team in the stacked Big 12. Freshman Seth Wilson also has a chance to be a game changer right away. Taz Sherman returns after averaging 13.4 points and 1.8 rebounds, while Sean McNeil averaged 12.2 points and 0.8 assists. Gabe Osabuohien averaged 17.7 minutes per game last season and Jalen Bridges averaged 3.6 rebounds.
The Golden Grizzlies are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a road underdog. The Mountaineers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 35-16-1 in Golden Grizzlies last 52 overall. The over is 14-5 in Mountaineers last 19 overall.
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies finished last season strong and have enough returning production to compete in their conference. The West Virginia Mountaineers are obviously the more talented team, but with so many new faces, it could take some time to really hit the ground running. Oakland is a respectable opponent here. Give me the points with the road team.
