Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Nineteen of 31 Golden Grizzlies games went over the total in 2025-26, and only 29 Division I teams went over more often. At home, every one of their six losses came as the favorite, the worst at -1600.

Points at both ends

Oakland scored 82.56 a game and allowed 81.69; only 21 Division I teams allowed more. Nineteen overs and 12 unders followed, 61.3%. The highest totals on the board were its own games: 176.5 for an 85-103 home loss to IU Indianapolis, 170.5 at Cleveland State.

The home favorite trap

The Grizzlies went 7-6 at home and covered 5 of 12 there. All six home losses came as favorites: IU Indianapolis at -1600, Detroit Mercy at -375, Green Bay at -305, Wright State at -218, Youngstown State at -185, and Northern Kentucky at -130 in the Horizon League tournament, 84-85. The 12 priced home moneylines lost 3.31 units.

On the road it was the other way: 8-9 straight up but 10 covers in 17, with plus-money wins at Montana (+170), Northern Kentucky (+150) and Youngstown State (+110).

January, then February

January went 7-2 straight up, seven covers in nine, 2.32 units won, five of the wins on the road. February went 3-5, three covers in eight, and gave back 3.67.

The opponents

Northern Kentucky was met three times: two Oakland wins and two covers, but the third meeting ended the season. Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne lost both meetings, Oakland covering all four games. Wright State won both.

The whole season

Sixteen wins, 16 losses, 17 covers in 31. One unit on every one of the 30 priced games lost 4.68 units. As favorites, 20 times, they went 12-8 and covered 11, and those 20 moneylines lost 1.98. The schedule opened with three road games at Michigan, Purdue and Houston, all lost, the Purdue one a cover at +31.5.

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