Green Bay Phoenix vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Athletics Center O'rena in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Green Bay Phoenix (8-7) are traveling to Athletics Center O'rena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (7-8).

The Green Bay Phoenix played Robert Morris and took home the win by a score of 78-61 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Phoenix ended up with 12 while Robert Morris finished the game with 14 fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Robert Morris finished the contest at 61.9% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, Robert Morris collected 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Robert Morris doled out 8 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. With respect to the defense, Green Bay allowed the other team to shoot 41.2% from the floor on 21 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 24 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Phoenix converted 11 of 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Green Bay walked away from the game having earned a 53.7% field goal percentage (29 out of 54) and converted 9 of their 24 3-point attempts.

Noah Reynolds is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 58.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Green Bay enters this one with a mark of 8-7 on the season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Green Bay is pulling down 32.6 boards per contest and has totaled 177 dimes so far this year, which is 222nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Phoenix are shooting 33.4% on 3-point shots (120 of 359) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.1 pts per game (334th in D-1) while hitting 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Phoenix are forcing their opponents into 9.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 213th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 180 relinquished for the campaign. The Phoenix are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (345 of 830) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 82nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.3).

In their last game, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies got the victory with a final of 88-81 against Youngstown State. In relation to rebounds, Oakland allowed Youngstown State to grab 21 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 42.9% from three-point range by going 12 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). The Golden Grizzlies permitted Youngstown State to knock down 28 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Grizzlies ended up going 29 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.8%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Oakland converted 13 of 25 attempts (52.0%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Youngstown State was called for 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Golden Grizzlies collected 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game.

Blake Lampman was important for the Golden Grizzlies for the contest. He had 26 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Oakland has a win-loss record of 7-8 for the year. As an offense, the Golden Grizzlies are hitting on 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 197th in college basketball. Oakland has accumulated 1,085 pts so far this year (72.3 per contest) and they average 34.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per contest (245th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. The Golden Grizzlies are committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they hit 70.7% from the charity stripe.

The Oakland defense allows 36.6% on 3-pointers (135 of 369) and opponents are making 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 17.0 dimes and 33.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 354th and 131st in college basketball. The Golden Grizzlies are ranked 262nd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 74.1. They have forced 11.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (305th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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