Oakland vs. Youngstown State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-8, 2-1 Horizon League) visit the Youngstown State Penguins (8-6, 2-2 Horizon League) at Beeghly Center, starting at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The Penguins are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is 156.5.

In its last game on Monday, Oakland suffered an 88-73 loss to Wright State. Brody Robinson totaled 27 points, two rebounds and one assist for Oakland. Youngstown State dropped its most recent game 73-68 against Detroit Mercy on Monday. Cris Carroll scored a team-high 15 points for Youngstown State in the loss.

Oakland vs. Youngstown State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Oakland -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Oakland -106
• Moneyline underdog: Youngstown State -114
• Over/Under: 156.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Oakland vs. Youngstown State

• This season, Oakland's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 156.5-point total nine times.
• In Youngstown State's 12 games this season, four finished with more combined points than Thursday's over/under of 156.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 161.2 points per game, 4.7 points more than the point total of 156.5 for this matchup.
• The 153.6 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 2.9 less than the 156.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, Oakland has had a 166.6-point over/under in its games this season, 10.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Youngstown State's games have an average over/under of 148.1 points this season, 8.4 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Oakland vs. Youngstown State

• Oakland has seven wins against the spread in 13 games this season.
• This season, the Golden Grizzlies have two against the spread wins in four games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• Youngstown State has six wins against the spread in 12 games this season.
• The Penguins have been underdogs by 1.5 points or more five times this season and have covered the spread twice.
• Youngstown State has covered the spread twice at home, and is 3-1 overall there, this season.
• Youngstown State has two wins ATS (2-2) as a 1.5-point underdog or more at home.
• This year away from home, Oakland is 4-5 against the spread and 2-7 overall.
• On the road, Oakland is winless ATS (0-1) as 1.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Oakland vs. Youngstown State

• Oakland has been the moneyline favorite in four games this season and won three (75%) of those contests.
• The Golden Grizzlies are 3-1 this season when entering a game favored by -106 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.5% chance of a victory for Oakland.
• Youngstown State has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in five games this year and has walked away with the win one time (20%) in those games.
• This season, the Penguins have come away with a win one times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least -114 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Youngstown State has a 53.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.