Updated Dec. 20, 2025, 7:17 a.m. ET

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-6) and No. 9 Michigan State Spartans (10-1) meet Saturday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Tip-off is scheduled for noon ET (Big Ten Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball odds around the Oakland vs. Michigan State odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

Michigan State leads the all-time series 23-0, including a 77-58 last December — also at Little Caesars — as a 16.5-point favorite as the Over (133.5) cashed. Michigan State is 7-2 against the spread (ATS) in the past 9 meetings against Oakland, with the Over going 4-1 in the past 5 outings, and 6-2 across the previous 8 encounters.

Oakland is coming off an 82-77 win at Northern Kentucky as a 4-point underdog Wednesday as the Under (164.5) cashed. F Isaac Garrett went for 15 points, a game-high 11 rebounds and 5 assists in 35 minutes. The Golden Grizzlies are 5-1 straight up (SU) and 4-2 against the spread (ATS) in the past 6 outings, while the Over is 6-2 across the past 8 outings.

Michigan State roughed up Toledo 92-69 last time out, pushing as a 23-point home favorite Tuesday as the Over (151) cashed. G Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 15 points with a game-best 8 assists — he leads the country with 9.5 assists per game (APG). F Jaxon Kohler is a double threat as he leads the Spartans in points (14.0 PPG) and rebounds (10.1 RPG).

Sparty is 2-1 SU in the past 3 games, with the team’s only blemish of the season coming in a 66-60 home loss to No. 3 Duke. Michigan State is 0-2-1 ATS in the past 3, while the Over has cashed in 2 in a row.

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Moneyline (ML): Oakland +1600 (bet 100 to win $1,600) | Michigan State -4500 (bet $4,500 to win $100)Against the spread: Oakland +20.5 (-115) | Michigan State -20.5 (-105)Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Oakland vs. Michigan State picks and predictionsPrediction

Michigan State 87, Oakland 59

PASS.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

MICHIGAN STATE -20.5 (-105) is a strong play to cover the number, even though Oakland has been hot ATS lately.

Looking to common opponents, both of these teams faced Toledo. Oakland only won 98-97 Dec. 6 as a 4-point home favorite as the Over (166) cashed, while Sparty thrashed the Rockets by 23 last time out. Expect a similar result here.

UNDER 155.5 (-115) is a strong play despite some recent Over results for both sides.

Michigan State has scored 79 points or more in 5 games as a favorite of 19.5 or more points, with the Over going 3-2 in those outings. While the Over is 2-0 in the past 2 for Sparty, the Under is 7-3 across the past 10 outings.

Oakland can score plenty of points, but we only need to look to battles against ranked teams to get a true picture of what to expect. This Oakland team lost 121-78 to current-No. 1 Michigan Nov. 3, and 78-45 against then-No. 2, now-No. 8 Houston Nov. 12. The Golden Grizzlies only lost 87-77 as 31-point road underdogs at then-No. 1, now-No. 6 Purdue in a near-miss Nov. 7.

The Over was 8-1 in the first 9 games against D-I teams before the Under cashed in the past 2 outings. Let’s go low here, as Oakland will struggle to run against Sparty.

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