Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Cleveland State Vikings Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Cleveland State Vikings

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Wolstein Center in Cleveland, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

Wolstein Center is where the Cleveland State Vikings (5-3) will try to beat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (2-6) on Thursday.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies faced off with Missouri State and took a loss by a final of 76-64 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Grizzlies ended up with 9 while Missouri State recorded 15 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. Missouri State finished the game at 57.1% from the free throw line by making 4 of 7 tries. On top of that, Missouri State snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Missouri State recorded 19 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Regarding defense, Oakland allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 30 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies made 8 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Oakland wrapped up the game with a 46.0% FG percentage (23 of 50) and knocked down 10 out of their 25 3-pointers.

Keaton Hervey is a player who was important for this game. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the court for 38 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He racked up 24 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Oakland comes into this matchup with a record of 2-6 for the season. They have an average of 77.4 pts per game (90th in the nation) while connecting on 45.1% from the floor. The Golden Grizzlies are connecting on 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (76 of 218) and 73.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oakland is pulling down 30.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 111 assists for the season, which is 74th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 12.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Golden Grizzlies are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 40.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 348th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (80.1). The Golden Grizzlies are allowing a FG percentage of 48.9% (243 of 497) and they surrender 38.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 363rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 153 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Cleveland State Vikings took home the win by a final score of 71-49 against Western Michigan. When it comes to rebounding, Cleveland State permitted Western Michigan to pull down 29 in all (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 18.2% from distance by shooting 4 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 14 at the charity stripe (50.0%). The Vikings allowed Western Michigan to knock down 19 out of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Vikings went 28 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.3%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland State buried 10 of their 23 tries (43.5%). They were able to knock down 5 of those for a clip of 100.0%. Western Michigan committed 9 fouls in this matchup which took the Vikings to the free throw line for a total of 5 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Vikings recorded 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this contest.

Tristan Enaruna ended up being a factor for the Vikings for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 26 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in this matchup.

Cleveland State has a win-loss mark of 5-3 on the season. The Vikings commit 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 66.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.0 times per contest (213th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. Cleveland State has tallied 543 pts on the campaign (67.9 per contest) and they grab 35.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Vikings are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks 166th in college basketball.

The Cleveland State defense surrenders 29.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (48 of 165) and their opposition makes 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.6 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 138th and 238th in those categories. The Vikings on the defensive end are ranked 64th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 62.6. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (80th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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