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Wisconsin-Milwaukee @ Oakland

Current Records: Wisconsin-Milwaukee 8-4; Oakland 2-11

What to Know

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies will be returning home after a five-game road trip. Oakland and the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers will face off in a Horizon League battle at 7 p.m. ET Thursday at Athletics Center Orena. The teams split their matchups last year, with the Golden Grizzlies winning the first 86-65 at home and Wisconsin-Milwaukee taking the second 88-78.

Last week, Oakland lost to the Michigan State Spartans on the road by a decisive 67-54 margin. The top scorers for Oakland were forward Keaton Hervey (16 points) and forward Trey Townsend (14 points).

Meanwhile, Wisconsin-Milwaukee made easy work of the North Park Vikings two weeks ago and carried off a 92-63 win.

Barring any buzzer beaters, Oakland is expected to win a tight contest. Those who got lucky with them against the spread last Wednesday might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the squad has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.

The Golden Grizzlies are now 2-11 while the Panthers sit at 8-4. A pair of defensive stats to keep an eye on: Oakland is stumbling into the matchup with the 353rd most points allowed per game in college basketball, having given up 79.9 on average. Wisconsin-Milwaukee's defense has more to brag about, as they they have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 38.70%, which places them 28th in college basketball.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Athletics Center Orena -- Oakland, Michigan
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Golden Grizzlies are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Panthers, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 1.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

Oakland have won nine out of their last 14 games against Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

  • Jan 20, 2022 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee 88 vs. Oakland 78
  • Jan 09, 2022 - Oakland 86 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 65
  • Feb 20, 2021 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee 89 vs. Oakland 87
  • Feb 19, 2021 - Oakland 85 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 81
  • Feb 21, 2020 - Oakland 75 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 68
  • Jan 18, 2020 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee 73 vs. Oakland 68
  • Feb 16, 2019 - Oakland 89 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 73
  • Jan 10, 2019 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee 67 vs. Oakland 64
  • Feb 24, 2018 - Oakland 72 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 70
  • Dec 28, 2017 - Oakland 76 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 68
  • Feb 26, 2017 - Oakland 86 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 75
  • Jan 29, 2017 - Oakland 79 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 70
  • Feb 11, 2016 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee 93 vs. Oakland 85
  • Jan 25, 2016 - Oakland 82 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 79