Michigan State vs Oakland College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 20

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The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-6) face the Michigan State Spartans (10-1) at Little Caesars Arena on December 20, 2025.

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

Michigan State vs. Oakland Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Michigan State win (89.9%)

Before you bet on Saturday's Michigan State-Oakland spread (Michigan State -19.5) or total (154.5 points), see the betting insights and trends below.

Michigan State is 6-5-0 ATS this season.
Oakland has covered six times in 11 games with a spread this season.
As a 19.5-point favorite or more in 2025-26, Michigan State is 2-3 against the spread compared to the 1-2 ATS record Oakland puts up as a 19.5-point underdog.
Against the spread last season, the Spartans played worse at home, covering 10 times in 16 home games, and seven times in nine road games.
The Golden Grizzlies were better against the spread at home (6-6-0) than away (7-9-0) last season.

Michigan State has yet to lose any of the eight games it has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in this season.
The Spartans have not lost in four games this year when favored by -4000 or better on the moneyline.
Oakland has gone 2-3 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 40% of those games).
The Golden Grizzlies have played as a moneyline underdog of +1400 or longer in only one game this season, which they lost.
Michigan State has an implied victory probability of 97.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Michigan State was 78th in the nation in points scored (77.7 per game) and 44th in points allowed (67.1) last year.
Michigan State was the 10th-best team in the nation in rebounds per game (36.7) and ranked 28th in rebounds allowed (28.2) last year.
Last season Michigan State was 24th-best in the nation in assists with 16.5 per game.
Last season, Michigan State was 135th in the nation in turnovers committed (10.7 per game) and 265th in turnovers forced (10.4).
Oakland was 266th in the nation last year with 70.6 points per game. At the other end, it ranked 165th with 71.6 points allowed per contest.
With 32.1 rebounds per game, Oakland was 174th in the nation. It gave up 30.3 rebounds per contest, which ranked 121st in college basketball.
Last season Oakland ranked 227th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 12.9 per game.
Oakland was 176th in the nation with 11.1 turnovers per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 265th with 10.4 forced turnovers per game.

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