Milwaukee vs Oakland Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Horizon League Tournament

The No. 3 seed Milwaukee Panthers (21-10, 14-6 Horizon League) and the No. 6 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies (15-17, 11-9 Horizon League) face off in the Horizon League tournament Thursday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Milwaukee vs. Oakland Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 6, 2025
• Game time: 8 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Arena: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

Milwaukee vs. Oakland Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Milwaukee win (82.2%)

To help you make an informed wager on Milwaukee-Oakland contest (in which Milwaukee is a 7.5-point favorite and the total has been set at 148.5 points), below are some betting insights and trends for Thursday's game.

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Milwaukee vs. Oakland: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Milwaukee has covered 14 times in 29 games with a spread this season.
• Oakland has won 14 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 16 times.
• Milwaukee covers the spread when it is a 7.5-point favorite or more 28.6% of the time. That's less often than Oakland covers as an underdog of 7.5 or more (57.1%).
• The Panthers own a better record against the spread in home games (7-6-0) than they do in road games (6-9-0).
• The Golden Grizzlies have been better against the spread at home (6-6-0) than on the road (6-9-0) this season.
• Milwaukee's record against the spread in conference action is 9-11-0.
• Oakland's Horizon League record against the spread is 9-12-0.

Milwaukee vs. Oakland: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Milwaukee has won in 16, or 84.2%, of the 19 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• This season, the Panthers have been victorious five times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -334 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Oakland has gone 3-11 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 21.4% of those games).
• The Golden Grizzlies have gone 1-6 when they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +265 or longer (14.3%).
• Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 77% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Milwaukee vs. Oakland Head-to-Head Comparison

• Milwaukee's +223 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 7.2 points per game) is a result of scoring 78.9 points per game (63rd in college basketball) while giving up 71.7 per contest (173rd in college basketball).
• Milwaukee's leading scorer, Themus Fulks, ranks 326th in the country scoring 14.4 points per game.
• Oakland has a -39 scoring differential, falling short by 1.3 points per game. It is putting up 70.4 points per game, 276th in college basketball, and is giving up 71.7 per contest to rank 173rd in college basketball.
• Allen David Mukeba Jr. paces Oakland, scoring 14.3 points per game (340th in college basketball).
• The Panthers prevail in the rebound battle by an average of 9.7 boards. They are grabbing 36.5 rebounds per game (13th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 26.8 per outing.
• Jamichael Stillwell's 10.8 rebounds per game lead the Panthers and rank sixth in college basketball play.
• The 32.4 rebounds per game the Golden Grizzlies accumulate rank 158th in the country, 1.7 more than the 30.7 their opponents grab.
• Mukeba averages 7.7 rebounds per game (84th in college basketball) to lead the Golden Grizzlies.
• Milwaukee averages 98.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (112th in college basketball), and allows 89.6 points per 100 possessions (85th in college basketball).
• The Golden Grizzlies record 92.9 points per 100 possessions (262nd in college basketball), while giving up 94.5 points per 100 possessions (211th in college basketball).

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