Omaha Mavericks vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Mabee Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-14) will try to defeat the Omaha Mavericks (8-11) at Mabee Center on Saturday.

The Omaha Mavericks faced North Dakota State and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-76 in their last contest. Omaha walked away from the contest with a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 53) and converted 9 of 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Mavericks made 13 of 14 shots for a percentage of 92.9%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 21 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 19 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing defense, Omaha allowed 55.6% from the floor on 30 out of 54 shooting. North Dakota State recorded 16 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Moreover, North Dakota State totaled 18 rebounds (5 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Dakota State ended up shooting 90.9% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of 11 tries. They also buried 8 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 13 and North Dakota State totaled 14 personal fouls.

Paul Djobet is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played 30 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 5 assists.

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Omaha will play this contest with a record of 8-11 on the year. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Omaha is pulling down 34.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 269 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 112th in the country in terms of passing. The Mavericks are hitting 36.5% on 3-pointers (171 of 468) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.8 points per outing (186th in the nation) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 10.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 346th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 295 relinquished on the season. The Mavericks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (516 of 1,149) and they surrender 33.9 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 289th in the nation in PPG allowed (77.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 98-87 when they played Denver. The Golden Eagles snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. Denver was called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 55.0%. In relation to shots from distance, Oral Roberts converted 8 of 26 attempts (30.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Golden Eagles went 34 for 67 from the floor which had them at 50.7%. The Golden Eagles permitted Denver to make 32 of their 59 tries from the floor which had them at 54.2% for the game. They went 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 24 and ended up shooting 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). In reference to team rebounding, Oral Roberts allowed Denver to collect 31 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Connor Dow pitched in for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He recorded 23 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the game. He converted 8 of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Oral Roberts has a mark of 5-14 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Eagles are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which ranks them 317th in the country. Oral Roberts has accounted for 1,401 pts for the campaign (73.7 per game) and they pull in 33.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per contest (325th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per game. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.7% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 293rd in the country in PPG allowed with 77.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (274th in the country). The Oral Roberts defense concedes 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (139 of 413) and opponents are converting on 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.9 dimes and 36.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 68th and 286th in the country.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Omaha

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