The IU Indianapolis Jaguars (6-12, 2-5 Horizon League) visit the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-12, 3-4 Horizon League) after losing five straight road games. The Golden Grizzlies are favored by 8.5 points in the contest, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 135.
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Who Will Win Oakland vs. IU Indianapolis?
Oakland and IU Indianapolis Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
IU Indianapolis has a 4-1 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 8.5 points or more.
The Golden Grizzlies and Jaguars average six more points between them than the over/under of 135 for this matchup.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 7.4 more points per game, 142.4, than this game’s over/under of 135 points.
Oakland’s average point total in matchups this season is 135.3, 0.3 points higher than the total in this game.
Jaguars games this year have averaged an over/under of 148 points, 13 more than the point total in this matchup.
The Golden Grizzlies are 9-8-0 against the spread this season.
The Jaguars are 9-6-0 ATS this season.
Oakland Stats & Insights
Oakland has a -94 scoring differential, falling short by 5.2 points per game. It is putting up 65.1 points per game to rank 345th in college basketball and is allowing 70.3 per outing to rank 144th in college basketball.
The 31.9 rebounds per game Oakland averages rank 232nd in college basketball. Its opponents collect 31.5 per contest.
The Golden Grizzlies connect on 6.7 three-pointers per game (285th in college basketball) while shooting 27% from deep (359th in college basketball). They are making 1.3 fewer threes per outing than their opponents, who drain 8 per game while shooting 35.2%.
Oakland averages 87.2 points per 100 possessions (335th in college basketball), while giving up 94.2 points per 100 possessions (252nd in college basketball).
When playing at home, the Golden Grizzlies are posting 5.6 more points per game (68.2) than they are in road games (62.6).
IU Indianapolis Stats & Insights
IU Indianapolis is outscoring opponents by 3.8 points per game, with a +70 scoring differential overall. It puts up 75.9 points per game (162nd in college basketball) and gives up 72.1 per outing (213th in college basketball).
The 32.7 rebounds per game IU Indianapolis accumulates rank 185th in the country, 2.3 more than the 30.4 its opponents record.
IU Indianapolis knocks down 2.6 more threes per game than the opposition, 10.7 (15th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.1.
IU Indianapolis averages 100.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (87th in college basketball), and allows 95.2 points per 100 possessions (274th in college basketball).
The Jaguars average 84.8 points per game at home, and 71.3 away.
Oakland Key Players to Watch
The scoring leader for the Golden Grizzlies this season is Allen David Mukeba Jr., who averages 13.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
Tuburu Niavalurua is Oakland’s leading rebounder, pulling down 7.8 per game, while Jaylen Jones is its best passer, distributing 3.3 assists in each contest.
Malcolm Christie makes more threes per game than any other member of the Golden Grizzlies, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.6 per contest.
Jones is Oakland’s leader in steals, averaging 1.2 steals per game, while Mukeba leads them in blocks with 1.5 per contest.
IU Indianapolis Key Players to Watch
Paul Zilinskas is the top scorer for the Jaguars with 17.8 points per game. Zilinskas also adds three rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
IU Indianapolis’ leader in rebounds is Sean Craig with 8.1 per game, and its leader in assists is Alec Millender with 3.8 per game.
Zilinskas makes 2.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Jaguars.
Jarvis Walker (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for IU Indianapolis while Craig (0.5 blocks per game) is the block leader.
Oakland vs. IU Indianapolis Prediction
Oakland 76, IU Indianapolis 66
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