Milwaukee Panthers vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 2/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Panthers vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

OU Credit Union O'rena is the location where the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (14-13) will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Panthers (11-17) on Sunday.

The Milwaukee Panthers played Green Bay and notched a win by a score of 75-72 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Panthers ended up with 18 while Green Bay racked up 23 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Green Bay went 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 18 tries. In addition, Green Bay snagged 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Green Bay doled out 15 assists and had 2 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 52.1% from the field on 25 of 48 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 30 of 37 tries for a percentage of 81.1%. Milwaukee walked away from the game with a 42.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 45) and made 7 of 15 shots from 3-point land.

Chandler Jackson is someone who was a major factor for the game. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He played for 29 minutes played and snagged 6 boards. He accumulated 23 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Milwaukee steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 11-17 for the season. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 36.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 367 assists on the year, which is 197th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are hitting 31.9% on shots from downtown (206 of 646) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.5 points per outing (165th in D-1) while connecting on 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Panthers are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They rank 344th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 440 surrendered this year. The Panthers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (776 of 1,629) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 36.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 324th in college in points per game from their opponents (79.5).

The last time they took the court, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies took a loss by a score of 93-69 against Robert Morris. Regarding rebounding, Oakland allowed Robert Morris to grab 39 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 43.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 out of 30 and ended up going 4 of 10 at the free throw line (40.0%). The Golden Grizzlies allowed Robert Morris to knock down 38 out of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.6% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Grizzlies went 22 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 39.3%. With regard to shots from downtown, Oakland knocked down 5 of 16 tries (31.3%). They were able to knock down 20 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. Robert Morris had 21 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Golden Grizzlies to the free throw line for 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Golden Grizzlies were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 26 for the game.

Ziare Wells ended up having an impact for the Golden Grizzlies for the matchup. He made 7 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 70.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 38 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Oakland has a win-loss mark of 14-13 for the year. The Golden Grizzlies commit 14.8 fouls per contest and they hit 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per game (90th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.5 times per game. Oakland has scored 2,234 points so far this season (82.7 per game) and they collect 35.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Grizzlies are shooting 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 62nd in college hoops.

The Golden Grizzlies are ranked 347th in the country in PPG given up with 82.1. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (326th in D-1). The Oakland defense concedes 33.4% from downtown (247 of 739) and their opposition knocks down 73.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 20.1 assists and 36.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 365th and 318th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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