The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (0-1) visit the Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) for a Friday tussle in West Lafayette, Indiana. The contest at Mackey Arena will tip off at 7 p.m. ET (Peacock). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball odds around the Oakland vs. Purdue odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

Oakland opened its season Monday with a 121-78 (Over 157) loss at the -24.5 Michigan Wolverines. The Golden Grizzlies, a 16-18 squad last season, saw the Wolverines file a blistering 77.9% effective field-goal mark in a contest that reached a 20-point differential within 7 minutes and was never close. UM went 26-of-35 on 2-pointers and 19-of-35 on treys, and its exploits included scoring a program-record 69 points in the first half.

No. 1 Purdue tipped off its season with a Tuesday triumph over the 33-point-underdog Evansville Purple Aces. The Boilermakers, who last season went 24-12 and were a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament (bowed out in a regional semifinal), held Evansville to a 30% mark from the field in winning 82-51 (Under 149.5). G Fletcher Loyer tallied 30 points in the Tuesday lid-lifter.

Purdue won the last meeting in 2020 against Oakland 93-50 and leads the all-time series 3-0.

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Moneyline (ML): Oakland +3300 (bet $100 to win $3,300) | Purdue -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Oakland +31.5 (-115) | Purdue -31.5 (-105)Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Oakland at Purdue picks and predictionsPrediction

Purdue 88, Oakland 61

No interest; PASS.

Since 2020, Oakland has been lined as an underdog of 20-or-more points 9 times. The Grizzlies have logged a 7-2 ATS mark in those games.

Oakland played 3 Quad IA games in 2024-25 and went 0-3 but with an average point differential of 17.3 points per game. The Grizzlies typically play a slow-down style while taking good care of the basketball. There is a massive talent disparity here, but Purdue also plays at a slow pace.

The Boilermakers play the No. 16 Alabama Crimson Tide next and may not be of a mood to play this Friday night game out on the edge of full effort and with maximized differential strategies. Across its first 13 games last season, Purdue went just 5-8 ATS.

Tab OAKLAND +31.5 (-115) with a value edge here.

From a long-view program record, these two teams play at a measured pace and have strengths and weaknesses that work against any point-spiral factors brought into play by the other side. For example, Purdue usually gets to the free-throw line with great frequency, and OU tends to not over-foul.

Slow game, early season, and tired legs in a second night out after early-week openers.

The UNDER 155.5 (-115) is worth a partial-unit look.

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