Green Bay Phoenix vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 1/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Green Bay Phoenix (2-20) are on their way to OU Credit Union O'rena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-13).

The Green Bay Phoenix played Cleveland State and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-66 in their last game. Green Bay finished the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (23 out of 55) and converted 7 of their 23 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Phoenix knocked down 13 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 22 with 4 of them being offensive. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Green Bay allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. Cleveland State dished out 16 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Cleveland State snagged 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Cleveland State went 53.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 30 shots. They also made 9 of 21 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Phoenix walked away with 24 while Cleveland State finished the game with 17 fouls.

Yonatan Levy is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He recorded 19 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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Green Bay steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-20 on the season. They currently have an average of 69.0 pts per game (304th in college hoops) while shooting 44.4% from the floor. The Phoenix are hitting 33.5% on 3-pointers (182 of 544) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Green Bay is pulling down 28.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 301 dimes so far this year, which is 128th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Phoenix are able to force 10.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They rank 360th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 359 conceded for the campaign. The Phoenix defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (626 of 1,318) and they relinquish 36.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 38.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 350th in college in PPG allowed (80.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies took a defeat with a final score of 73-71 against Robert Morris. The Golden Grizzlies were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Robert Morris was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. In regard to 3-pointers, Oakland made 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). In all, the Golden Grizzlies finished 23 out of 57 from the field which had them at 40.4%. The Golden Grizzlies permitted Robert Morris to knock down 24 out of 48 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the game. They finished the game shooting 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 out of 20 and finished the contest at 15 out of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). In relation to rebounding, Oakland allowed Robert Morris to snag 34 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Tuburu Naivalurua ended up being a factor for the Golden Grizzlies for the game. He converted 7 of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game.

Oakland has a win-loss record of 9-13 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Grizzlies are connecting on 41.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 321st in the nation. Oakland has scored 1,455 pts for the year (66.1 per game) and they collect 34.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per contest (339th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. The Golden Grizzlies commit 15.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 67.1% from the free throw line.

The Oakland defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point attempts (177 of 484) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 15.2 assists and 34.5 rebounds per game, which is 323rd and 183rd in those categories. The Golden Grizzlies on defense are ranked 119th in college in PPG given up with 69.5. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (240th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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