NEWSLETTER
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-10, 1-2 Horizon League) are underdogs (+1) as they attempt to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Milwaukee Panthers (10-4, 3-0 Horizon League) at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Athletics Center O’rena. The contest airs on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is 146.
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Who Will Win Milwaukee vs. Oakland?
Milwaukee and Oakland Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games it has played as at least 1-point favorites this season, Milwaukee is 5-3 against the spread.
In games this season in which it was an underdog by 1 point or more, Oakland has a 6-4 record against the spread.
These two teams average a combined 146.9 points per game, 0.9 more points than the over/under of 146 set for this game.
Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 145.2 points per game, 0.8 fewer than the over/under in this game.
Milwaukee’s average point total in outings this season is 154.8, 8.8 points higher than the total in this game.
Golden Grizzlies games this season have averaged an over/under of 137.4 points, 8.6 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
The Panthers’ ATS record is 7-5-0 this season.
The Golden Grizzlies are 7-6-0 against the spread this year.
Milwaukee Stats & Insights
Milwaukee averages 82.3 points per game (57th in college basketball) while giving up 72.5 per outing (221st in college basketball). It has a +137 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 9.8 points per game.
The 38.4 rebounds per game Milwaukee averages rank 11th in college basketball, and are 12.1 more than the 26.3 its opponents grab per outing.
The Panthers connect on 6.4 three-pointers per game (307th in college basketball) while shooting 31.1% from deep (297th in college basketball). They are making 1.2 fewer threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 7.6 per game while shooting 34.5%.
Milwaukee ranks 91st in college basketball with 100.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and 141st in college basketball defensively with 88.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
The Panthers are averaging 87.6 points per game at home. In road games, they are averaging 73.2 points per contest.
Oakland Stats & Insights
Oakland has a -113 scoring differential, falling short by 8.1 points per game. It is putting up 64.6 points per game, 349th in college basketball, and is giving up 72.7 per outing to rank 225th in college basketball.
Oakland loses the rebound battle by 1.5 boards on average. It collects 30.7 rebounds per game, 291st in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 32.2.
Oakland connects on 6.9 three-pointers per game (271st in college basketball) at a 27.7% rate (355th in college basketball), compared to the 8.4 per outing its opponents make, shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc.
Oakland averages 86.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (337th in college basketball), and allows 97.2 points per 100 possessions (310th in college basketball).
Milwaukee Key Players to Watch
The Panthers leader in points and assists is Themus Fulks, who puts up 15.4 points per game along with 5.6 assists.
Milwaukee’s best rebounder is Jamichael Stillwell, who averages 12 boards per game in addition to a PPG average of 13.4.
Kentrell Pullian makes more threes per game than any other member of the Panthers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.7 per contest.
Fulks is Milwaukee’s leader in steals, averaging 1.6 steals per game, while Darius Duffy leads them in blocks with 1.4 per contest.
Oakland Key Players to Watch
Allen David Mukeba Jr. is the top scorer for the Golden Grizzlies with 13.4 points per game. Mukeba also adds 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
Oakland’s leader in rebounds is Tuburu Niavalurua with 7.9 per game, and its leader in assists is Jaylen Jones with 3.6 per game.
Malcolm Christie averages 2.7 three-pointers per game, the most on the Golden Grizzlies.
Mukeba is at the top of the Oakland steals and blocks leaderboards with one steal per game and 1.5 blocks per game.
Milwaukee vs. Oakland Prediction
Milwaukee 74, Oakland 72
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