Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Lamar Cardinals Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Lamar Cardinals

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, MT

TV: ESPN+

Dahlberg Arena is the location where the Lamar Cardinals (2-1) will try to beat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (1-4) on Monday.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies faced off with UCF and took a loss by a final of 87-83 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Grizzlies left the arena with 18 and UCF racked up 19 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 23 shots from distance. UCF went 72.0% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 25 tries. Additionally, UCF totaled 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UCF recorded 21 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Oakland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 26 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies knocked down 22 of 26 shots for a rate of 84.6%. Oakland finished the contest having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 of 61) and buried 9 of their 23 3-point shots.

Isaac Garrett is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He ended up going 58.3% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Oakland heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 1-4 for the year. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per game and as a group are committing 12.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Oakland is pulling in 33.2 boards per game and has accounted for 67 assists this season, which ranks 202nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Grizzlies are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (39 of 110) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.2 points per game (190th in the nation) while hitting 45.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Golden Grizzlies are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.1% on shots from distance while they are 335th in college in points per game allowed (84.0). The Golden Grizzlies are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (159 of 330) and they concede 38.2 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 357th in the nation in giving up assists with 101 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Lamar Cardinals took home the win by a final score of 79-66 when they played UL Monroe. In the matter of rebounds, Lamar permitted UL Monroe to get 26 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 26 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Cardinals permitted UL Monroe to convert 23 out of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.1% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinals walked away from this one shooting 31 for 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Lamar buried 6 out of 26 attempts (23.1%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. UL Monroe earned 13 fouls in the game which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Cardinals snagged 26 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this game.

Andrew Holifield was important for the Cardinals in this contest. He buried 7 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 28 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this contest.

Lamar has a mark of 2-1 so far this year. The Cardinals have committed 19.7 fouls per game and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.0 times per game (100th in college) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. Lamar has 237 points so far this season (79.0 per contest) and they average 38.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cardinals are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 172nd in Division 1.

The Lamar defense surrenders 37.9% on 3-point shots (22 of 58) and opponents are making 60.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.3 assists and 34.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 137th and 150th in the country. The Cardinals are ranked 65th in college in PPG given up with 65.7. They are able to force 15.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (135th in the nation).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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