Jan. 11, 2026, 9:04 a.m. ET
The Wright State Raiders (10-7, 5-1 Horizon League) and Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-8, 5-1) meet Sunday. Tip-off from OU Credit Union O’rena in Rochester, Michigan, is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2 / ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball odds around the Wright State vs. Oakland odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Wright State leads 1-0
Wright State and Oakland are tied atop the Horizon League standings at 5-1. The Raiders dealt the Golden Grizzlies their only league loss Dec. 29 in Dayton, winning 88-73 as a 3.5-point favorite as the Over (159.5) cashed. Wright State G TJ Burch showed out with 17 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 6 steals with a 3-pointer. For Oakland, F Michael Houge had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the double-double, while G Brody Robinson was good for 27 points, including 5 triples.
The Raiders have won 5 in a row, although it is just 2-4 against the spread (ATS) in the past 6 games, and the Under has a slight 3-2 edge in the 5-game win streak.
The Golden Grizzlies pounded the Cleveland State Vikings 97-74 as a 15.5-point favorite Friday as the Over (168.5) cashed. Oakland has won 3 in a row since losing at Wright State, and it is 5-1 ATS in the past 6 games, while the Over is 4-0 in the past 4 games, and 12-4 in 16 games with a total offered.
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Moneyline (ML): Wright State +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Oakland -200 (bet $200 to win $100)Against the spread: Wright State +4.5 (-110) | Oakland -4.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 159.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)Wright State at Oakland picks and predictionsPrediction
Oakland 83, Wright State 78
Oakland (-200) will cost you 2 times your potential return, which is just a little too expensive for my liking. My personal limit for a standalone moneyline play is -180. However, if you were to use a boost or promo, or you toss the Golden Grizzlies into a multi-leg parlay, that’s perfectly OK.
PASS.
OAKLAND -4.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Golden Grizzlies will have revenge on their minds after losing by 15 points on Dec. 29 at the Nutter Center against the Raiders, the team’s third-worst loss of the season behind a 33-point setback at the Houston Cougars (78-45) on Nov. 12, and a 43-point rout by the Michigan Wolverines (121-78) in the opener on Nov. 3.
However, Oakland has a powerful offense (84.1 points pper game), and that comes out much clearer at home.
OVER 159.5 (-115) is also worth playing lightly.
The Over has cashed in 4 in a row for Oakland, and the Golden Grizzlies have gone for at least 96 points in all 5 home games at the O’Rena, with the Over cashing at 4-0 in games with an available total.
The Under has a 3-2 edge in the past 5 games for Wright State, but the Over has a 3-2 edge in the previous 5 contests on the road.
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