Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Wright State Raiders Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Wright State Raiders

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Nutter Center in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-7) are traveling to Nutter Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Wright State Raiders (6-7).

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan State and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-70 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Golden Grizzlies ended up with 21 while Michigan State had 16 fouls. They converted 6 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Michigan State finished the game shooting 73.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 23 shots. In addition, Michigan State pulled down 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Michigan State earned 19 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Oakland allowed 45.9% from the floor on 28 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for the contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 19 with 3 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Golden Grizzlies knocked down 12 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Oakland ended the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (24 out of 56) and made 10 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Tuburu Naivalurua is a player who had an impact for this contest. He scored 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up going 54.5% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Oakland heads into this game with a mark of 6-7 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oakland is snagging 34.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 209 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 82nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Grizzlies are connecting on 35.8% on 3-point shots (97 of 271) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 83.0 points per game (92nd in the country) while going 47.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Grizzlies have forced 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 362nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 265 conceded so far this season. The Golden Grizzlies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.4% (411 of 849) and they relinquish 37.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 34.3% on shots from distance and they rank 347th in college in PPG from their opponents (84.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wright State Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 70-64 against Eastern Michigan. The Raiders earned 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. Eastern Michigan had 21 fouls in this game which took the Raiders to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 62.5%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Wright State buried 4 out of 15 tries (26.7%). Overall, the Raiders went 23 out of 50 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.0%. The Raiders allowed Eastern Michigan to make 24 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 38.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 13 and finished the game at 11 out of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Wright State allowed Eastern Michigan to snag 28 in all (8 offensive).

Michael Cooper was important for the Raiders in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

Wright State has a record of 6-7 on the year. As an offensive team, the Raiders are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 81st in D-1. Wright State has scored 1,010 pts on the campaign (77.7 per contest) and they grab 34.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per game (196th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The Raiders are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 66.0% from the free throw line.

The Wright State defense gives up 30.5% on shots from distance (75 of 246) and their opponents are connecting on 67.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 10.8 assists and 32.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 38th and 107th in D-1. The Raiders are ranked 69th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (239th in Division 1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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