Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between Oakland and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They are fully in control with a 51-24 lead over IUPUI.

If Oakland keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 18-10 in no time. On the other hand, IUPUI will have to make due with a 6-22 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

IUPUI Jaguars @ Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Current Records: IUPUI 6-21, Oakland 17-10

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What to Know

If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Oakland. They and the IUPUI Jaguars will face off in a Horizon League battle at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at OU Credit Union O'rena. The timing is sure in Oakland's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while the Jaguars have not had much luck on the away from home, with three straight road losses.

Last Wednesday, the Golden Grizzlies were able to grind out a solid victory over the Mastodons, taking the game 71-63.

Meanwhile, the Jaguars lost to the Titans on the road by a decisive 81-66 margin on Wednesday.

The Golden Grizzlies are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for the Jaguars, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-21 record this season.

Everything went Oakland's way against the Jaguars in their previous meeting back in January as the Golden Grizzlies made off with a 88-66 win. With Oakland ahead 46-26 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Odds

Oakland is a big 20-point favorite against IUPUI, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Golden Grizzlies as a 20.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 144.5 points.

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Series History

Oakland has won 7 out of their last 10 games against IUPUI.

  • Jan 13, 2024 - Oakland 88 vs. IUPUI 66
  • Feb 15, 2023 - Oakland 85 vs. IUPUI 81
  • Jan 19, 2023 - Oakland 83 vs. IUPUI 77
  • Mar 01, 2022 - Oakland 69 vs. IUPUI 58
  • Dec 04, 2021 - Oakland 78 vs. IUPUI 45
  • Feb 27, 2020 - IUPUI 71 vs. Oakland 68
  • Jan 25, 2020 - IUPUI 89 vs. Oakland 85
  • Mar 02, 2019 - Oakland 74 vs. IUPUI 63
  • Jan 24, 2019 - IUPUI 73 vs. Oakland 71
  • Mar 04, 2018 - Oakland 62 vs. IUPUI 55