Hawaii (7-4) vs Oakland (4-8)
Game Info: Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 6:30 pm (SimpliFI Arena at Stan Sheriff Center)
The Line: Betting Odds: Hawaii -2.5 / Oakland +2.5 — Over/Under: 134.5
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Stan Sheriff Center. Here’s an Oakland vs Hawaii prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Oakland vs Hawaii pick. We will examine:
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies’ recent form and player performance
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Recent betting trends in games played between Oakland vs Hawaii
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Oakland vs Hawaii game
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Betting Preview
The Grizzlies lost four of their first five games before picking up a couple of wins versus Toledo and Wright State. It’s been a 1-4 run since then with losses to Youngstown State, Michigan State, Cleveland State, and Oregon State since then.
In the Oregon State game, the Grizzlies scored 34 points in the first half, 37 in the second, and just three in overtime during an 80-74 loss. Allen Mukeba topped the team with 21 points and seven rebounds in the defeat.
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Betting Preview
Over on the Warriors’ side, they won four straight to start the year then fell to North Carolina, Grand Canyon, and Long Beach State over the next four. After wins versus Texas A&M-CC and Charlotte, Hawaii lost another one to Nebraska.
Matched up against Nebraska on Monday, the Warriors were down by two points going into the second half. Hawaii was outscored 40-28 the rest of the way in a 69-55 loss. Marcus Greene was the team’s leading scorer with 11 points and two rebounds.
Why the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors will win
- Hawaii has won 13 of its last 15 games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
- Oakland has lost four of its last five games.
Why the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will win
- Oakland has won each of its last four road games after coming off overtime.
- Hawaii has lost each of its last five Wednesday games against non-conference opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- Hawaii ranks 3rd among Division 1 teams for opponent assists per game this season (8.6).
- Hawaii ranks 359th among Division 1 teams for steals per game this season (3.8).
- Oakland ranks T357th among Division 1 teams for free throws made per game this season (9.2).
- Oakland ranks T9th among Division 1 teams for opponent steals per game this season (4.9).
Oakland vs Hawaii Prediction
I’m going to stay with Hawaii. The Warriors are coming off a pretty tepid outing versus Nebraska however, and could use a better showing here. Hawaii shot just 25 percent (5-of-20) from 3-point range and missed five of their 15 free throws (66.7 percent) during that loss. The 16 turnovers didn’t help either. That said, Hawaii had scored 68 or more points in four straight games prior to that. I’d expect a better offensive performance on Wednesday.
As for the Grizzlies, they posted a pretty good effort themselves against a talented Oregon State team but fell just short. Oakland hit just 5-of-26 (19.2 percent) from 3-point range in that one and had 14 turnovers for 20 Beavers points. The Grizzlies have scored 72 or more points in three straight games now, but they’ve also given up 71 or more in all three as well. I like this one to be a fairly high-scoring finish with Hawaii powering out the cover.