The Wright State Raiders (16-13, 9-9 Horizon) visit the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (12-17, 10-8) on Thursday night. The Horizon League contest at Athletics Center O’rena will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wright State vs. Oakland odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Wright State went 5-1 from Jan. 26-Feb. 10, but has dropped 2 straight games since. An up-tempo Raiders team was undone by 17 turnovers (and a minus-7 margin) in its last game, a 77-75 loss at Purdue-Fort Wayne Sunday.
The Grizzlies have been undone by a defense that ranks 336th in the nation, giving up 76.4 points per game. Oakland coughed up 96 in a 22-point home loss Friday to Detroit Mercy.' The Grizzlies did, however, have a 5-game win streak from Dec. 29-Jan. 12. That stretch included a 75-73 win over the Raiders on Jan. 8 as 5.5-point road underdogs while the 151.5 Under hit.
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