It will be a battle between Hor opponents when the Cleveland State Vikings (5-8) welcome the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-9) to the Wolstein Center. The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, December 28, 2018.
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Cleveland State Vikings Free Prediction
The Golden Grizzlies are trying to rebound after their 87-86 loss to the Toledo Rockets in their last game. Toledo made good use of their 25 trips to the free throw line, making 21 of them (84.0 percent). Oakland, meanwhile, was just 13-23 (56.5 percent). Xavier Hill-Mais was the game’s high scorer with 30 points on 14-for-21 shooting.
In the Vikings’ last game, they got blown out by the Davidson Wildcats, 83-63. Davidson won the rebounding battle. The Wildcats had 21 offensive rebounds and 47 total rebounds, while the Vikings had two and 25, respectively. Cleveland State’s Rashad Williams had a solid performance, leading the team in scoring with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting.
Oakland should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. Oakland ranks 51st in the NCAA at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 16.6 percent), while Cleveland State forces the 65th-fewest turnovers (17.3 percent).
Hill-Mais has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Oakland.
After the Golden Grizzlies won two out of three games against the Vikings last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent contest, Cleveland State won 44-43. Cleveland State had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.402 vs. 0.295). Oakland, on the other hand, did a fantastic job of converting from the charity stripe (10-12; 83.3 percent).
Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Cleveland State Vikings Free Pick
Prediction: SU Winner – Cleveland State, ATS Winner – Oakland, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Oakland ranks 38th in three pointers allowed per game (19.6) while Cleveland State ranks 172nd (24.2).
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The Golden Grizzlies have outscored opponents by an average of 6.0 points in their last five games. On the season, Oakland has been defeated by an average of 3.4 points.
During their last five games, the Vikings have scored an average of 76.0 points per game (0.7 above their season average) and allowed an average of 74.6 points per game (0.4 below their season average).
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