Oakland vs Boise State Picks and Prediction – 11/7/2024

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies visit ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday to play the Boise State Broncos. Oakland opened its regular season with a 75-52 victory over Defiance on Monday night, with D.Q. Cole scoring 15 points to lead the Golden Grizzlies. Oakland held Defiance to 33.9% shooting overall and 25.8% shooting from 3-point territory. Keep updated with College Basketball with our College Basketball previews.

After one game of the regular season D.Q. Cole is the leading scorer with 15 points while Cooper Craggs is second with 14 and Tuburu Naivalurua is third with 13. Naivalurua is the leading rebounder with 13, while four players each had three assists to lead the Golden Grizzlies. Oakland shot 43.3% overall and 28.1% from 3.0 territory. Oakland committed 13 turnovers and grabbed 51 rebounds.

The Boise State Broncos were 22-11 overall and 13-5 in the Mountain West Conference last season. Boise State lost five players from last season including second-leading scorer Chibuzo Agbo and four players that scored between 3.3 and 12.2 points per game. Leading scorer Tyson Degenhart has returned for Boise State. Last season the senior forward scored 16.7 points per game and grabbed 6.2 rebounds per game.

Three other players, who scored between 1.8 points and 12.7 points per game, return for Boise State. Boise State completed its roster with the addition of four transfers and six freshmen. The transfers include Dylan Anderson from Arizona, Javan Buccahna from the NAIA, Alvaro Cardenas from San Jose State, and Dominic Parolin from Lehigh. Last season, Boise State scored an average of 75.1 (126th) points per game and allowed 67.3 (52nd) points per game.

Oakland is coming off a victory in its opening game of the regular season while Boise State will be playing its first game of the regular season. Boise State will be at home the Broncos will use a tough defense that last season held opponents to an average of only 67.3 points per game. Boise State will come out on top of this matchup but Oakland will play well enough to cover the number. Final Score Prediction, Boise State Broncos win but fall short ATS 65-61.