Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-9) are on their way to Bud Walton Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2).

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies played Hawaii and ended up losing by a score of 73-70 in their last contest. Oakland ended the game having earned a 35.3% FG percentage (24 out of 68) and converted 9 of 29 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies made 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, Oakland let their opponent shoot 38.3% from the floor on 23 of 60 shooting. Hawaii dished out 14 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Hawaii had 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Hawaii ended up going 75.9% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of 29 tries. They also buried 5 out of their 22 shots from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Golden Grizzlies ended up with 23 and Hawaii totaled 16 fouls.

Malcolm Christie is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 33.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 38 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He accounted for 27 points on 8 of 24 shooting.

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Oakland enters this game with a mark of 4-9 this season. They are giving up possession 10.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.1 fouls every game. As a team, Oakland is pulling in 34.5 boards per game and has accounted for 140 assists on the season, which ranks 325th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Grizzlies are hitting 28.5% on shots from beyond the arc (94 of 330) and 64.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 64.8 pts per game (346th in the country) while hitting 40.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Grizzlies have forced 9.9 turnovers every game while drawing 14.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 335th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 208 conceded this year. The Golden Grizzlies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.1% (335 of 760) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 35.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 181st in college in PPG allowed (71.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 95-67 against North Carolina A&T. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Arkansas allowed North Carolina A&T to pull down 35 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They went 18.2% from distance by going 4 of 22 and finished the contest at 9 of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). The Razorbacks permitted North Carolina A&T to convert 27 out of 75 tries from the field which had them at 36.0% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Razorbacks shot 37 out of 74 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Arkansas knocked down 6 of 24 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a rate of 78.9%. North Carolina A&T committed 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Razorbacks collected 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the game.

Jonas Aidoo ended up being important for the Razorbacks for the game. He made 7 out of 13 for this game for a rate of 53.8%, and had 11 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 22 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Arkansas has a mark of 10-2 this season. The Razorbacks commit 14.3 fouls every game while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.5 times per contest (59th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. Arkansas has accounted for 981 points so far this season (81.8 per game) and they pull in 36.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Razorbacks are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in the country.

The Razorbacks on the defensive end are ranked 52nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.8. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the field (81st in D-1). The Arkansas defense allows 29.8% from downtown (91 of 305) and opponents are connecting on 69.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.0 assists and 31.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 62nd and 48th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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