Nebraska Omaha vs Oral Roberts Prediction 1/25/25 College Basketball Picks

The Omaha Mavericks and the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action from Mabee Center. Here’s an Omaha vs Oral Roberts prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Omaha vs Oral Roberts pick. We will examine:

The Omaha Mavericks’ recent form and player performance

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Omaha Mavericks

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Recent betting trends in games played between Omaha and Oral Roberts

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Omaha vs Oral Roberts game

Omaha Mavericks Betting Preview

The Mavericks had a pretty rough run going in November/December, but to their credit, they’ve been able to right the ship and climb above .500 again. Omaha went 4-9 in their first 13 outings of the year, losing to Minnesota, UNLV, Southern Utah, Alabama State, Akron, Abilene Christian, Montana State, Northern Iowa and Iowa State in that time. Since then, however, the Mavs have hit a nice eight-game win streak. Those victories have come courtesy of Cal Poly, Mount Marty, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Kansas City, South Dakota State, Denver, and St. Thomas MN, giving Omaha a 12-9 overall record through the first 21 games of the year.

In the St. Thomas Minnesota game back on Thursday, the Mavericks held a 42-36 edge in the locker room. Omaha kept it going in the second half, rattling off a 47-42 run on the way to a victory 89-78 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Marquel Sutton with 24 points, nine boards, and two assists. JJ White added 15 points with five rebounds and four assists. Tops off the bench was Ja’Sean Glover, who tallied 14 points with six boards and four steals.

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Betting Preview

Over on the Oral Roberts side, their year hasn’t been quite so good—to say the least. The Eagles have yet to win consecutive games, and they’re far below .500 overall. Oral Roberts fell to Minnesota, Tulsa, Belmont, Ole Miss, Rogers State, and Missouri State in their first eight outings. The next eight were a 3-5 run with losses to Idaho State, Texas State, Oklahoma State, Kansas City, and North Dakota State. The last three games have all been losses as well. Oral Roberts has fallen to South Dakota, South Dakota State, and Denver during that time, resulting in a 5-14 overall run through 19 games so far for the Golden Eagles.

Matched up against Denver on Thursday, the Golden Eagles held a 39-35 deficit in the locker room. Oral Roberts got better from there on a 33-31 advantage but ended up limping to a 70-68 loss in the end. Jalen Miller was the only starter to finish in double-figures, posting 14 points with three boards in 35 minutes. Josh Jones came off the bench to provide 12 points with one block and four rebounds in 22 minutes of work on the court as well.

Why the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles will win

• Omaha has lost each of its last seven games at Mabee Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Oral Roberts has won each of its last six night games against Omaha at Mabee Center.
• Omaha has lost the first half in six of its last seven games at Mabee Center.

Why the Omaha Mavericks will win

• Omaha has won each of its last eight games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Oral Roberts has lost 13 of its last 15 games against Conference opponents.
• Oral Roberts has lost the first half in six of its last seven games against Conference opponents.

Omaha vs Oral Roberts Prediction

I’m staying with Omaha. The Mavericks got past a decent St. Thomas MN team pretty easily in their last outing, shooting a nice 53.6 percent from the field with a 38-26 rebounding advantage. Omaha could have been much better from the line though, as they missed 12 of their 34 tries (64.7 percent). That said, the Mavericks are cooking on the scoreboard during this eight-game win streak, scoring 77 or more points in each installment.

As for Oral Roberts, it’s hard to find too many positives in their season thus far. The Golden Eagles have been scoring well though, with 70 or more points in each of the last five games. The trouble is, Oral Roberts is also giving up a lot on the other side, so Omaha should have plenty of good looks here.