Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+14.5)

Maples Pavilion is the location where the Stanford Cardinal (1-0) will take on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (0-1) on Friday. Oakland opens this matchup as 14.5-point dogs. The total comes in at 150.5.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies faced Michigan and took a loss by a final of 84-68 in their last contest. Oakland finished the game having earned a 31.7% FG percentage (20 out of 63) and buried 6 of 26 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Golden Grizzlies buried 22 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 39 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 5 assists for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defending, Oakland allowed the other team to shoot 43.7% from the field on 31 out of 71 shooting. Michigan doled out 17 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. Additionally, Michigan grabbed 38 rebounds (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Michigan ended up going 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 20 shots. They also knocked down 7 out of their 34 tries from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Golden Grizzlies left the arena with 19 while Michigan totaled 24 fouls.

Chris Fields Jr. is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up going 35.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played 34 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. He finished with 18 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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Oakland will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-1 so far this year. They are giving up possession 15.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Oakland is grabbing 44.0 boards per game and has racked up 5 assists this season, which is 354th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Grizzlies are shooting 23.1% on three-point attempts (6 of 26) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.0 points per outing (262nd in the country) while hitting 31.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Grizzlies are able to force 9.0 turnovers per game and they draw 24.0 fouls. They currently rank 285th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 17 surrendered for the season. The Golden Grizzlies defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (31 of 71) and they concede 42.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 20.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 287th in college hoops in PPG allowed (84.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Stanford Cardinal went home victorious with a score of 74-65 against Eastern Washington. The Cardinal were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. Eastern Washington earned 17 fouls for this game which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.5%. In regard to shots from downtown, Stanford converted 5 of their 20 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the Cardinal finished shooting 28 for 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.9%. The Cardinal permitted Eastern Washington to make 23 out of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 26.7% from three-point range by hitting 4 out of 15 and finished the game at 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Stanford permitted Eastern Washington to collect 29 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Julius Price ended up having an impact for the Cardinal in this contest. He totaled 17 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 1-0 so far this year. As an offense, the Cardinal are shooting 54.9% from the field, which has them ranked 57th in college. Stanford has accounted for 74 pts so far this year and they pull in 26.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.0 times per game (187th in college) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Cardinal are committing 15.0 fouls every game and they hit 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Cardinal on defense are ranked 153rd in college in PPG surrendered with 65.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (206th in D-1). The Stanford defense surrenders 26.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (4 of 15) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They give up 7.0 dimes and 32.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 45th and 143rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+14.5)

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