Oakland vs Wright State Prediction 12/29/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Wright State Raiders meet Monday in college basketball action from Nutter Center in Fairborn. Here’s an Oakland vs Wright State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Oakland vs Wright State pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies Betting Preview

Oakland’s season began on a 1-5 run, featuring losses to Michigan, Purdue, Houston, Central Florida and Eastern Michigan in that time. The Grizzlies have since gotten better on a 5-2 run with losses to Northern Iowa and Michigan State among wins versus Lamar, Montana, Fort Wayne, Toledo and Northern Kentucky. That gives Oakland a 6-7 overall record this year.

In the Michigan State game on December 20, the Grizzlies went into the second half with a three-point deficit. Oakland was outscored by six from there in a 79-70 loss. Tops in scoring was Tuburu Naivalurua with 18 points and five boards. Ziare Wells added 17 points while Brody Robinson had 13 points and eight assists. Michael Houge chipped in 13 points as well.

Wright State Raiders Betting Preview

Over on the Wright State side, they kicked off their season on a 4-3 run. Those wins came versus Franklin, Radford, Ohio Wesleyan and Stetson. Since then it’s been a 2-4 stretch with wins over Green Bay and Eastern Michigan among losses to Butler, Youngstown State, Marshall and Miami-OH. That gives Wright State a 6-7 record through 13 games this year so far.

In the Eastern Michigan game last Monday, the Raiders were up by one point at halftime. Wright State kept it going in the second on a 36-31 run and took the win 70-64. Michael Cooper was tops on 18 points with six boards and Michael Imariagbe had 13 points with eight rebounds. Both Dominic Pangonis (five assists) and TJ Burch (three rebounds; three assists) chipped in 12 points apiece.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies @ Wright State Raiders Betting Trends: December 29, 2025

Why the Wright State Raiders will win

• Wright State has won each of its last seven Monday night games at Nutter Center.
• Oakland has lost five of its last six night games at Nutter Center.

Why the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will win

• Oakland has won five of its last six games against Conference opponents.
• Wright State has lost five of its last six night games following a home win.
• Wright State has lost the first half in five of its last six night games against the Horizon League.

Oakland vs Wright State Prediction

I’ll stick with Wright State but I could go either way. The Raiders played reasonably well in their latest win over Eastern Michigan, despite missing a few free throws (20-of-32 for 62.5 percent) and going a tepid 4-of-15 (26.7 percent) from outside. Wright State shot 46 percent from the field otherwise with 37 total rebounds and 34 points in the paint. During this 2-2 stretch Wright State is scoring well; they’ve got 70 or more points in all four of those games.

As fro Oakland, they did a pretty decent job versus a good Michigan State team in their last outing. The Grizzlies shot 42.9 percent from the field and 92.3 percent (12-of-13) from the line but got blitzed on the boards (40-19) and on points in the paint (42-26). Oakland has had some tough matchups this year but overall they’re not doing too badly against comparable competition.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Wright State Raiders -2