Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: Peacock

Mackey Arena is where the Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) will go up against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (0-1) on Friday.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies played Michigan and ended up losing by a score of 121-78 in their last game. Oakland wrapped up the game with a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 64) and made 11 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Grizzlies knocked down 13 of their 15 tries for a rate of 86.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 19 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 11 dimes in the game as well as creating 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to defending, Oakland allowed the other team to go 64.3% from the floor on 45 of 70 shooting. Michigan earned 29 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Additionally, Michigan had 38 rebounds (4 offensive, 34 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Michigan finished the contest at 92.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 13 shots. They made 19 out of their 35 tries from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Golden Grizzlies ended up finishing with 11 while Michigan totaled 15 fouls.

Isaac Garrett is a player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He played 33 minutes played and snagged 1 rebound. He finished 80.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Oakland will enter this game with a win-loss record of 0-1 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 11.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Oakland is grabbing 22.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 11 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 285th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Grizzlies are shooting 42.3% on three-point attempts (11 of 26) and 86.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.0 points per game (207th in Division 1) while hitting 42.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Grizzlies are forcing 8.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 357th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 29 relinquished so far this season. The Golden Grizzlies defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 64.3% (45 of 70) and they concede 40.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 54.3% from 3-point land and they rank 364th in the country in points per game allowed (121.0).

When they last played, the Purdue Boilermakers took home the win by a final score of 82-51 against Evansville. The Boilermakers earned 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Evansville was called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Purdue made 13 of their 29 attempts (44.8%). Overall, the Boilermakers ended up going 28 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. The Boilermakers allowed Evansville to bury 21 of their 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.0% in the game. They shot 20.6% from downtown via 7 out of 34 and finished the game at 2 of 4 from the free throw line (50.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Purdue allowed Evansville to collect 35 in all (17 offensive).

Fletcher Loyer pitched in for the Boilermakers for this game. He made 8 of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 72.7%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He tallied 30 points in his 28 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Purdue has a mark of 1-0 on the season. The Boilermakers are committing 9.0 fouls per game and they shoot 81.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.0 times per contest (52nd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 7.0 times per game. Purdue has accounted for 82 pts this season and they collect 40.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Boilermakers are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which is ranked 149th in Division 1.

The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 59th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 51.0. They have forced 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 30.0% from the field (46th in the country). The Purdue defense allows 20.6% on 3-pointers (7 of 34) and opponents are making 50.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.0 assists and 40.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 223rd and 280th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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