Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 12/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: Youtube TV

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (2-10) are hitting the road to Breslin Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Michigan State Spartans (7-4).

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies faced Boise State and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-57 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Golden Grizzlies finished with 16 and Boise State racked up 14 fouls. They also buried 9 of 29 tries from downtown. Boise State finished the game at 90.0% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Boise State had 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Boise State distributed 14 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Oakland allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies made 6 of 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Oakland walked away from the contest having earned a 35.9% FG percentage (23 out of 64) and knocked down 5 of 27 three-point attempts.

Trey Townsend is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He accumulated 30 points on 11 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins and grabbed 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 52.4% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Oakland will take the court with a win-loss mark of 2-10 for the year. They are averaging 73.3 points per contest (165th in Division 1) while shooting 42.7% from the field. The Golden Grizzlies are hitting 30.7% on three-point attempts (99 of 323) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Oakland is grabbing 31.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 152 assists for the year, which has them ranked 199th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Grizzlies are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 361st in Division 1 in allowing assists with 229 conceded for the year. The Golden Grizzlies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.8% (370 of 774) and they surrender 41.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 36.4% from beyond the arc while they are 354th in the country in points per game allowed (81.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan State Spartans walked away with a victory by a final of 68-50 when they faced Brown. In reference to cleaning the glass, Michigan State allowed Brown to snag 34 overall (11 on the offensive side). They shot 20.0% from beyond the perimeter via 4 of 20 and ended up shooting 6 of 10 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Spartans allowed Brown to make 20 out of 60 tries from the floor which left them shooting 33.3% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Spartans shot 27 out of 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. When discussing 3-point shots, Michigan State converted 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to bury 6 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 100.0%. Brown committed 11 fouls for the game which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 6 shots. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Spartans were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup.

Joey Hauser pitched in for the Spartans in the game. He accumulated 22 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the game. He buried 9 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and added 5 rebounds.

Michigan State has a mark of 7-4 so far this season. The Spartans are committing 16.2 fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per game (68th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. Michigan State has tallied 767 pts on the season (69.7 per game) and they collect 37.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spartans are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which is 232nd in the nation.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 150th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.5. They have forced 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (85th in college basketball). The Michigan State defense surrenders 31.2% from downtown (88 of 282) and their opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.6 dimes and 33.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 260th and 165th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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