Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: BTN

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (16-16 last year) are on their way to Crisler Center on Monday where they will play the Michigan Wolverines (37-3 last season).

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies took the court against Northern Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 85-84 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Golden Grizzlies finished with 26 and Northern Kentucky accumulated 15 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 28 attempts from three-point range. Northern Kentucky ended up going 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 30 tries. In addition, Northern Kentucky snagged 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Northern Kentucky earned 19 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, Oakland let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the contest while forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies converted 9 of 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Oakland wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (31 of 74) and buried 13 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Brody Robinson is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished 46.2% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also snagged 7 boards. He finished with 36 points on 12 of 26 shooting.

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Oakland will play this game after finishing with a mark of 16-16 last year. They gave up possession 10.5 times per game and as a squad committed 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oakland pulled down 35.0 boards per game and accumulated 504 assists over the course of last season, which ranked 102nd in college in terms of passing. The Golden Grizzlies hit on 34.8% on three-point shots (231 of 664) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They averaged 82.6 points per outing (43rd in college hoops) while hitting 47.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Golden Grizzlies forced 11.2 turnovers per game and they drew 18.8 personal fouls. They relinquished 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were ranked 344th in college in points per game allowed (81.7). The Golden Grizzlies defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 47.2% (978 of 2,073) and they conceded 36.3 boards per contest as a squad. They were 365th in college in giving up assists with 643 surrendered last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Michigan Wolverines got the win with a final of 69-63 against Connecticut. In the matter of rebounding, Michigan permitted Connecticut to collect 43 in all (20 offensive). They finished 27.3% from distance by going 9 of 33 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Wolverines allowed Connecticut to convert 21 of 68 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 30.9% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Wolverines shot 21 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 38.2%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Michigan buried 2 of their 15 attempts (13.3%). They were able to convert 25 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 89.3%. Connecticut committed 22 fouls for the game which got the Wolverines to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Wolverines were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the contest.

Elliot Cadeau ended up being a major contributor for the Wolverines for this contest. He converted 5 of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 30 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists for the game.

Michigan had a win-loss mark of 37-3 last season. The Wolverines were responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game and they connected on 74.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 18.6 times per game (5th in the country) and they turned it over 11.7 times per game. Michigan accounted for 3,493 points last season (87.3 per contest) and they collected 40.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wolverines hit 50.7% from the floor, which was ranked 6th in the country.

The Michigan defense allowed 30.4% from downtown (330 of 1085) and their opponents knocked down 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 84.7 assists and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which had them ranked 364th and 40th in Division 1. The Wolverines defensively were ranked 63rd in college in points allowed per contest with 69.5. They forced 10.9 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 38.2% from the floor (1st in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan

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