Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Denver Pioneers Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Denver Pioneers

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, CO

TV: ESPN+

Hamilton Gymnasium is where the Denver Pioneers (8-11) will compete against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-13) on Wednesday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles faced St. Thomas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-71 in their last game. Oral Roberts ended the game having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and converted 9 of 26 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 12 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Oral Roberts let their opponent shoot 48.2% from the field on 27 out of 56 shooting. St. Thomas doled out 10 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Additionally, St. Thomas snagged 36 boards (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. Thomas finished shooting 74.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of their 31 tries. They also made 5 out of their 21 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 24 while St. Thomas accounted for 20 fouls.

Connor Dow is a player who was a factor for the contest. He recorded 23 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He shot 53.3% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Oral Roberts will take the court with a mark of 5-13 this season. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Oral Roberts is pulling down 33.4 boards per game and is sitting with 209 assists this year, which is 302nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 32.6% on 3-pointers (159 of 487) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.0 points per game (274th in Division 1) while connecting on 41.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 156th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 217 relinquished on the season. The Golden Eagles defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (473 of 1,057) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 266th in college in opponents points per game (76.7).

In their last game, the Denver Pioneers went home defeated by a final of 82-72 when they faced South Dakota. The Pioneers were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. South Dakota had 12 fouls for the contest which got the Pioneers to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.6%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Denver buried 5 of 23 tries (21.7%). Overall, the Pioneers ended up going 28 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. The Pioneers allowed South Dakota to make 29 of 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.9% for this game. They wrapped up this game 38.1% from downtown by going 8 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Denver permitted South Dakota to pull down 31 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Gabe Oldham ended up being a factor for the Pioneers for this contest. He earned 24 points in his 34 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in the matchup. He made 9 out of 9 for the contest for a rate of 100.0%, and totaled 13 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 8-11 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Pioneers are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which ranks them 54th in D-1. Denver has totaled 1,588 points this season (83.6 per contest) and they pull in 33.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.6 times per game (334th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per game. The Pioneers commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense surrenders 39.1% on shots from beyond the arc (175 of 448) and opponents are converting on 68.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.9 assists and 34.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 227th and 194th in college hoops. The Pioneers on the defensive side of the court are 353rd in the country in PPG given up with 84.9. They are forcing 9.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the floor (357th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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