Wright State Raiders vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 1/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wright State Raiders vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026

Location: OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (8-8) will compete against the Wright State Raiders (9-7) at OU Credit Union O'rena on Sunday.

The Wright State Raiders faced off with IU Indy and notched a win by a score of 81-77 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Raiders ended up with 12 while IU Indy racked up 22 personal fouls. They also made 8 of 20 shots from 3-point range. IU Indy finished the contest at 63.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 11 shots. In addition, IU Indy collected 20 rebounds (8 offensive, 12 defensive), but didn't have a block. IU Indy dished out 22 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Wright State allowed 48.4% from the field on 31 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Raiders knocked down 20 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Wright State ended with a 56.5% field goal percentage (26 out of 46) and converted 9 of 17 3-point attempts.

Michael Imariagbe is one guy who was important in this contest. He ended up with 19 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Wright State will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-7 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 fouls per game. As a team, Wright State is collecting 35.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 230 dimes for the season, which is 160th in the nation in terms of passing. The Raiders are shooting 35.8% on three-point attempts (120 of 335) and 69.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.4 points per contest (150th in D-1) while connecting on 48.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Raiders are forcing 13.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They give up 30.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 78th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (68.9). The Raiders are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (399 of 899) and they relinquish 32.6 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 67th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 178 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies walked away with a victory by a final of 96-73 against Robert Morris. The Golden Grizzlies were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. Robert Morris committed 24 personal fouls for the contest which took the Golden Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 37 shots. They were able to make 33 of the free throw tries for a rate of 89.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Oakland converted 3 out of 16 attempts (18.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Golden Grizzlies ended up going 30 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 53.6%. The Golden Grizzlies permitted Robert Morris to make 28 of their 61 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.9% in the game. They finished 22.7% from 3-point land by going 5 of 22 and ended up going 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). In reference to how they rebounded, Oakland permitted Robert Morris to pull down 25 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Isaac Garrett ended up having an impact for the Golden Grizzlies for the matchup. He earned 30 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in the game. He made 7 out of 11 for this game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and added 6 rebounds.

Oakland has a win-loss mark of 8-8 so far this season. As an offense, the Golden Grizzlies are shooting 47.8% from the field, which is 73rd in the nation. Oakland has 1,333 points on the year (83.3 per game) and they snag 34.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (115th in college) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. The Golden Grizzlies are committing 16.0 fouls per game and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Oakland defense allows 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (141 of 414) and their opposition makes 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 19.8 assists and 36.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 362nd and 292nd in those defensive categories. The Golden Grizzlies are ranked 345th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 83.5. They are able to force 11.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (345th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wright State

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