Green Bay Phoenix vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 2/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Green Bay Phoenix (15-13) are on their way to OU Credit Union O'rena on Friday where they will play the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (14-13).

The Green Bay Phoenix faced off with Milwaukee and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-72 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Phoenix ended up walking away with 23 and Milwaukee accounted for 18 fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 81.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 30 of 37 attempts. In addition, Milwaukee grabbed 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Milwaukee earned 14 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. With regard to the defense, Green Bay allowed 42.2% from the floor on 19 out of 45 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Phoenix buried 14 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Green Bay wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 48) and converted 8 of their 19 shots from downtown.

Marcus Hall is one player who played a role in the game. He accounted for 32 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also collected 7 boards. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Green Bay will enter this game with a win-loss record of 15-13 for the campaign. They have an average of 75.0 points per game (216th in the nation) while hitting 48.4% from the field. The Phoenix are connecting on 36.2% on shots from downtown (203 of 561) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Green Bay is snagging 31.4 boards per game and has totaled 384 dimes for the campaign, which is 141st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Phoenix are able to force 9.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.2 fouls. They concede 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 230th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.5). The Phoenix defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (709 of 1,556) and they surrender 31.1 boards per game as a team. They rank 329th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 419 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies took a loss by a score of 93-69 against Robert Morris. With respect to rebounding, Oakland allowed Robert Morris to snag 39 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 43.3% from distance by going 13 of 30 and finished the contest at 4 out of 10 at the charity stripe (40.0%). The Golden Grizzlies allowed Robert Morris to convert 38 of their 66 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 57.6% for this game. Overall, the Golden Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Oakland converted 5 of their 16 tries (31.3%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Robert Morris earned 21 fouls in the game which got the Golden Grizzlies to the free throw line for 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Golden Grizzlies were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this game.

Ziare Wells ended up having an impact for the Golden Grizzlies for this contest. He earned 19 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 7 of 10 in this game for a rate of 70.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Oakland has a win-loss record of 14-13 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Grizzlies are shooting 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 62nd in Division 1. Oakland has accounted for 2,234 pts for the campaign (82.7 per game) and they pull in 35.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per game (87th in college) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per game. The Golden Grizzlies have committed 14.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Oakland defense surrenders 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (247 of 739) and opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 20.1 assists and 36.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 365th and 316th in Division 1. The Golden Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 347th in college in points given up per game with 82.1. They are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (327th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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