Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Boise State Broncos Prediction, November 6, 2024 College basketball tips, best bets and odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Boise State Broncos

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Boise State Broncos (22-11 last season) will face the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (24-12 last season) on Wednesday at ExtraMile Arena.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies faced North Carolina State and went home with a loss in their last game with a final score of 79-73. When discussing fouls, the Golden Grizzlies came away with 13, while North Carolina State recorded 16 total fouls. They made 9 of their 26 attempts from distance. North Carolina State finished the contest at 75.0% from the charity stripe, making 12 of 16 attempts. Additionally, North Carolina State secured 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) but failed to record a block. North Carolina State had 19 assists and 4 steals in the game. As for defense, Oakland allowed the opposing team to shoot 45.3% from the field on 29 of 64 shots. They also had 13 assists, forced 8 turnovers and had 4 steals in the game. As far as pulling down boards, they put together 30, 9 of which were offensive. In the charity tournament, the Golden Grizzlies failed 11 of their 15 attempts, a rate of 73.3%. Oakland finished the contest with a 36.8% field goal percentage (25 of 68) and converted 12 of its 35 3-pointers.

Trey Townsend is someone who played a role in this competition. He shot 44.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played 45 minutes and collected 13 boards. He scored 30 points on 11 of 25 shooting.

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Oakland will play this game after finishing last season with a 24-12 record. They averaged 76.4 points per contest (96th in Division 1) while shooting 44.6% from the floor. The Golden Grizzlies shot 35.5% from 3-point land (318 of 895) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oakland put up 35.9 points per game and 522 assists last season, which ranks 53rd nationally in passing. They lost the ball through turnovers 11.0 times per game and as a unit committed 15.1 fouls each night.

On defense, the Golden Grizzlies forced 11.2 turnovers per game and drew 16.5 fouls. They ranked 362nd in college basketball in providing assists to their opponents with 595 last year. The Golden Grizzlies gave up, posting an opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (951 of 2,175), and they gave up 34.7 boards per game as a group. They gave up 33.9% from 3-point land and ranked 222nd nationally in PPG to their opponents (73.2).

The last time they stepped on the hardwood, the Boise State Broncos were coming off this game with a 60-53 loss to Colorado. The Broncos destroyed 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards in this game for a total of 36. They also gave up the ball nine times and had five steals in this match. Colorado committed 13 personal fouls during the game, giving the Broncos a total of 6 attempts at the free throw line. They were able to convert 5 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Boise State made two of 18 attempts (11.1%). Overall, the Broncos shot 23-for-67 from the floor, a 34.3% shooting percentage. The Broncos allowed Colorado to knock down 21 of 48 attempts from the floor, giving them a 43.8% clip for the game. They finished the game shooting 26.7% from distance by shooting 4 of 15 and finished this game shooting 14 of 15 from the charity stripe (93.3%). In terms of how they rebounded, Boise State allowed Colorado to drop a total of 29 points (5 on the offensive side).

Chibuzo Agbo was important for the Broncos in this competition. He put up 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood but couldn't get an assist. He shot 8 of 14 for a field goal percentage of 57.1% and grabbed 4 rebounds in the contest.

Boise State had a win-loss record of 22-11 last season. On offense, the Broncos hit 44.9%, which ranked them 161st nationally. Boise State scored 2,479 points (75.1 per contest) and collected 37.3 boards per contest over the course of last season. They assisted their teammates 12.2 times per game (259th in the country) and lost possession turning the ball over 11.1 times per game. The Broncos were responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per game and achieved a shooting percentage of 73.6%.

Defensively, the Broncos ranked 53rd in college basketball with 67.3 points per game. They forced 11.4 TOs in each game and allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (188th in D-1). Boise State's defense allowed 31.0% of 3-point attempts (208 of 671) and its opponents knocked down 72.6% of their free throws. They gave up 11.7 assists and 29.8 boards per game, ranking 79th and 6th in college basketball.

So what's the forecast for Tonights Parlay?

Pro Tip from Parlay: Take Boise State and under the total

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