Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) are welcoming the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (0-2) at Coleman Coliseum on Monday.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies played Stanford and ended up losing by a score of 81-63 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Grizzlies finished with 17 while Stanford totaled 19 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 27 tries from beyond the arc. Stanford finished the game shooting 93.3% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 15 shots. Additionally, Stanford pulled down 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stanford totaled 13 assists and had 8 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Oakland allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the field on 29 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 4 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies converted 16 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 64.0%. Oakland ended having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 49) and knocked down 3 of their 17 3-point attempts.

Chris Fields Jr. is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He shot 75.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played for 34 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Oakland enters this contest with a record of 0-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 65.5 points per game (292nd in college hoops) while going 37.5% from the field. The Golden Grizzlies are shooting 20.9% on shots from distance (9 of 43) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oakland is snagging 36.5 boards per game and is sitting with 9 dimes for the season, which ranks 353rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Grizzlies are forcing 10.0 turnovers per game while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They are 297th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 30 surrendered on the year. The Golden Grizzlies defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (60 of 133) and they surrender 39.0 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 26.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 295th in D-1 in PPG allowed (82.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 101-86 against Arkansas State. The Crimson Tide recorded 32 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards totaling 53 for this contest. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Arkansas State was called for 28 personal fouls for this game which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 43 shots. They were able to make 32 of them for a percentage of 74.4%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Alabama made 15 out of their 50 attempts (30.0%). Overall, the Crimson Tide ended up shooting 27 for 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.5%. The Crimson Tide permitted Arkansas State to make 32 of 76 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.1% in this matchup. They shot 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 of 39 and finished the contest at 7 of 16 from the charity stripe (43.8%). With respect to attacking the glass, Alabama permitted Arkansas State to get 42 in all (16 offensive).

Amari Allen ended up being important for the Crimson Tide for the game. He made 3 out of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and had 13 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 31 mins of playing time and added 11 dimes in the game.

Alabama has a win-loss record of 2-0 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are connecting on 41.7% from the floor, which ranks 256th in the nation. Alabama has totaled 197 points this season and they average 50.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.0 times per contest (95th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per game. The Crimson Tide are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they go 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court are 276th in college in points given up per game with 80.0. They are forcing 21.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (168th in college hoops). The Alabama defense concedes 41.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (30 of 72) and their opponents are connecting on 50.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 18.0 dimes and 45.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 325th and 342nd in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama

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