Oakland vs. Wright State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 11

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Two hot teams hit the court when the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-8, 5-1 Horizon League) host the Wright State Raiders (10-7, 5-1 Horizon League) on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET. The Golden Grizzlies are 4.5-point favorites and put their three-game win streak on the line against the Raiders, who have won five straight. The matchup has an over/under of 160.5 points.

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Oakland Cover -4.5 vs Wright State -111

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Oakland vs. Wright State betting lines

  • Oakland moneyline odds to win: -207
  • Wright State moneyline odds to win: +172
  • Spread: Oakland (-4.5)
  • Total: 160.5

Oakland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Oakland has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in four opportunities at home, and it has covered five times in 10 opportunities on the road.
  • Looking at over/unders, the Golden Grizzlies hit the over more consistently when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total four times in four opportunities this season (100%). In away games, they have hit the over seven times in 10 opportunities (70%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Oakland has won a higher percentage of its home games (1.000) compared to away games (.000).

Recent trends

  • The Golden Grizzlies’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, racking up 86.0 points per contest compared to the 84.1 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Oakland’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (82.5) is 0.4 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (82.9).
  • While the Golden Grizzlies are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7.1 per game) when compared to their season-long average (7.2), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from beyond the arc (34.3%).

Oakland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-6-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-4-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (82nd in nation) 47.8 (336th) 30.7 (276th) 33.4 (295th) 15.5 (109th) 10.0 (59th)

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Wright State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Wright State’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (3-3-0). On the road, it is .571 (4-3-0).
  • Raiders games have finished above the over/under 50% of the time at home (three of six), and 42.9% of the time away (three of seven).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Raiders have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-1) and on the road (0-4).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Raiders are putting up 77.2 points per game, compared to their season average of 78.8.
  • Wright State is surrendering 74.6 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 4.9 more points than it is allowing for the season (69.7).
  • In their past 10 games, the Raiders are draining 6.5 treys per game, 1.0 fewer threes than their season average (7.5). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (33.9%) compared to their season average (36.2%).

Wright State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-6-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.7 (42nd in nation) 44.5 (231st) 30.8 (271st) 28.7 (65th) 14.3 (181st) 11.1 (140th)
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