Milwaukee Panthers vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 1/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Panthers vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

The Milwaukee Panthers (10-4) are hitting the road to OU Credit Union O'rena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-9).

The Milwaukee Panthers faced IU Indy and earned the victory with a final of 88-81 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 13 while IU Indy accumulated 22 fouls. They also made 7 of 23 tries from distance. IU Indy ended up shooting 82.4% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, IU Indy pulled down 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. IU Indy earned 14 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 47.6% from the floor on 30 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes in the matchup while creating 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 36 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Panthers made 27 of 37 tries for a rate of 73.0%. Milwaukee finished the contest having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (28 of 52) and knocked down 5 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Themus Fulks is one player who came through for the game. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and earned 5 dimes. He played for 34 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up with 26 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this one with a win-loss record of 10-4 on the season. They are averaging 82.3 points per outing (55th in college hoops) on 48.3% from the field. The Panthers are shooting 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (89 of 286) and 66.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 42.1 boards per game and has accumulated 202 assists on the season, which is 108th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Panthers are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 288th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 193 relinquished for the year. The Panthers are giving up a FG percentage of 44.7% (367 of 821) and they surrender 29.4 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 34.5% from beyond the arc while they are 219th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.5).

When they last played, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies took a loss by a score of 73-70 against Hawaii. The Golden Grizzlies were able to snag 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game. They also gave up possession 7 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. Hawaii earned 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Oakland knocked down 9 of their 29 attempts (31.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Grizzlies went 24 for 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.3%. The Golden Grizzlies permitted Hawaii to knock down 23 of their 60 tries from the floor which had them at 38.3% for this game. They finished 22.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 22 and ended up shooting 22 of 29 at the charity stripe (75.9%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Oakland permitted Hawaii to pull down 41 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Malcolm Christie ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Grizzlies in this matchup. He accumulated 27 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup. He made 8 out of 24 for the contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Oakland has a mark of 4-9 for the season. The Golden Grizzlies have committed 15.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 64.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.8 times per game (349th in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. Oakland has scored 843 points so far this year (64.8 per contest) and they average 34.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Golden Grizzlies are connecting on 40.9% from the field, which ranks 339th in the nation.

The Golden Grizzlies defensively are ranked 186th in college in PPG surrendered with 71.2. They have forced 9.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (243rd in D-1). The Oakland defense concedes 35.8% on three-point shots (108 of 302) and opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 16.0 assists and 36.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 341st and 271st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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