Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs Oakland Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/2/25

The Milwaukee Panthers and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Athletics Center O’rena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Milwaukee vs. Oakland prediction.

Milwaukee Recap

The Milwaukee Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 88-81 win over IUPUI last time out to improve to 10-4 on the year. After this game, Milwaukee will head on the road for a matchup with the Detroit Titans.

Panthers Win 5th In A Row

Themus Fulks leads the Panthers in scoring and assists with 15.4 PPG and 5.6 APG while Kentrell Pullian has 14.3 PPG with 6 RPG. Jamichael Stillwell has 13.4 PPG with a team-high 12 RPG to lead the Panthers on the glass by averaging a double-double per game this season. AJ McKee has 13.4 PPG with 3.1 RPG and 2.1 APG and Erik Pratt has 12.7 PPG in 6 games so far this season to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Milwaukee. As a team, Milwaukee is averaging 82.3 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 66.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Milwaukee Panthers will win

• Milwaukee has won nine of its last 10 games against the Horizon League.
• Oakland has lost six of its last seven games.

Oakland Recap

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies come into this one looking to bounce back from a 92-62 loss to Arkansas last time out to drop to 4-10 on the year. After this game, Oakland will welcome Robert Morris to town.

Golden Grizzlies Lose Third Straight

Allen Mukeba leads Oakland in scoring with 13.4 PPG along with 5.9 RPG while Tuburu Naivalurua has 11.8 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Golden Grizzlies in rebounding so far this season. DQ Cole has 11.2 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Malcolm Christie’s added 10.8 PPG to finish off the group of double-digit scorers for Oakland up to this point in the year. Jaylen Jones also has a team-high 3.6 APG to lead Oakland in assists. As a team, Oakland is averaging 64.6 PPG on 40.8% shooting from the field, 27.7% from three and 64.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will win

• Oakland has won each of its last eight night games against the Horizon League at OU Credit Union O’rena.
• Milwaukee has lost each of its last four games at OU Credit Union O’rena.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of the last nine games between Milwaukee and Oakland have produced a total of 151+ points.
• Seven of Milwaukee’s last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 155+ points.

Milwaukee vs. Oakland Prediction

I’m on Oakland here. I just think that the Golden Grizzlies are a better team than they’ve shown to this point and it doesn’t help their record looking at all of the above average opposition that they’ve had to this point. The Golden Grizzlies have played a top-15 strength of schedule so far this season while Milwaukee’s is outside of the top-250. So while Milwaukee’s run of form is nice, I think this is a spot where Oakland wakes up and gets one in the win column. I’ll take a shot on Oakland at home in this one.