Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (1-4) are headed to Savage Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Toledo Rockets (5-2).

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies took the court against Eastern Michigan and ended up losing by a score of 68-64 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Golden Grizzlies finished with 18 and Eastern Michigan recorded 22 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 24 attempts from distance. Eastern Michigan shot 81.3% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Eastern Michigan grabbed 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Eastern Michigan earned 17 assists and had 1 steal in this game. With regard to the defense, Oakland allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the floor on 23 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 32 with 4 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies knocked down 15 of their 22 shots for a rate of 68.2%. Oakland walked away from the contest with a 48.9% field goal percentage (23 of 47) and buried 3 out of their 18 three-point attempts.

Tuburu Naivalurua is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up going 77.8% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He played for 36 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Oakland will enter this game with a mark of 1-4 for the campaign. They are averaging 58.6 points per contest (359th in the country) on 39.6% from the floor. The Golden Grizzlies are connecting on 20.3% on shots from beyond the arc (25 of 123) and 60.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Oakland is snagging 34.6 boards per game and is sitting with 50 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 364th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a group are committing 13.6 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Golden Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 165th in college basketball in giving up assists with 86 conceded so far this year. Golden Grizzlies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (131 of 292) and they surrender 35.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 163rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Toledo Rockets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-45 against UC-San Diego. The Rockets were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 26 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 16 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. UC-San Diego committed 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, Toledo converted 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). When all was said and done, the Rockets shot 16 out of 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 30.2%. The Rockets allowed UC-San Diego to make 32 out of their 57 tries from the floor which had them at 56.1% for this contest. They finished 36.7% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 30 and ended up shooting 5 of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of team rebounding, Toledo permitted UC-San Diego to get 30 in all (4 offensive).

Seth Hubbard ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets for the matchup. He tallied 10 points in his 21 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 4 out of 8 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Toledo has a record of 5-2 for the campaign. The Rockets commit 14.0 fouls every game and they connect on 75.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per contest (160th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.1 times per contest. Toledo has 562 points so far this season (80.3 per game) and they pull in 32.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rockets are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 113th in D-1.

The Toledo defense concedes 34.6% on three-point shots (56 of 162) and their opponents are making 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 13.1 dimes and 37.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 198th and 276th in D-1. The Rockets defensively are ranked 316th in the country in points per game surrendered with 78.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the field (342nd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toledo

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