Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 11/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Houston Cougars

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (0-2) are hitting the road to Fertitta Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Houston Cougars (2-0).

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies took the court against Purdue and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-77 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Grizzlies ended up with 14 and Purdue totaled 12 personal fouls. They made 13 of their 35 tries from downtown. Purdue finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 15 tries. On top of that, Purdue grabbed 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Purdue doled out 22 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Oakland allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the floor on 32 of 68 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 36 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies buried 9 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Oakland ended the game having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 of 68) and buried 8 of 26 three-point attempts.

Ziare Wells is one player who was a factor in this contest. He went 56.3% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and collected 12 rebounds. He was able to score 21 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Oakland enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-2 for the season. They currently have an average of 77.5 points per game (223th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.2% from the field. The Golden Grizzlies are shooting 36.5% on 3-point shots (19 of 52) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oakland is collecting 30.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 25 dimes on the season, which is 274th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 12.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Grizzlies are able to force 6.5 turnovers per game while drawing 13.5 fouls. They are surrendering 45.7% from 3-point land while they are 361st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (104.0). The Golden Grizzlies are giving up a field goal percentage of 55.8% (77 of 138) and they concede 38.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are 353rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 53 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Houston Cougars got the win with a final of 65-48 against Towson. The Cougars corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. Towson earned 12 fouls in this contest which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 71.4%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Houston converted 8 of their 32 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Cougars ended up shooting 26 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.9%. The Cougars allowed Towson to bury 19 of their 49 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.8% in the game. They wrapped up this game 16.7% from three-point range by going 3 of 18 and finished the game at 7 of 14 at the charity stripe (50.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, Houston permitted Towson to grab 27 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Kingston Flemings was important for the Cougars for the game. He knocked down 8 of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and added 2 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this contest.

Houston has a win-loss record of 2-0 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cougars are connecting on 42.3% from the floor, which is 271st in D-1. Houston has 140 points so far this year (70.0 per game) and they collect 39.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per game (229th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 18.0 fouls per game and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense gives up 21.2% on three-point shots (7 of 33) and their opposition makes 59.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 7.0 dimes and 32.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 16th and 127th in those defensive categories. The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 10th in college in points allowed per contest with 52.5. They have forced 16.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.0% from the field (104th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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