11-06-2026, 11:46 AM
Similar betting numbers as the opening game - Stanford favored by 13.5, over/under is 147.5, implied score is 80.5-67.
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (not to be confused with the Golden Bears), from Oakland County, Michigan finished fourth in the Horizon League last season and are predicted to repeat that finish according to the preseason coaches & media poll (behind Wright State, Robert Morris & Green Bay). Their national rankings per KenPom, Torvick, BPI, & Massey are 176/217/179/164. Stanford slipped to 77/88/80/72 following the Eastern Washington win.
Oakland lost at #16 Michigan 82-64 on Monday. They led the Wolverines early 18-13. With 8+ minutes left, they trailed by only 62-55. The Grizzlies outrebounded UM 44-42 and converted O-boards into 17 2nd chance points. But they were outscored 48-24 in the paint and 19-0 on fast breaks. They hoisted up 34 3-pt attempts, but hit only 7. They had only 5 assists and 15 TOs. They have a quick turn-around after tonight's game, playing at UCSB tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
Starters at Michigan were:
#0 Nassim Mashhour (6'6/200 Jr G) a starter last season until an injury ended his season; 16 pts vs. Mich, but 4 TOs & 4 fouls;
#13 Warren Marshall IV (6'6/190 Jr G) the only other returner to play significant minutes last season;
#24 Belal El Shakery (6'8/240 Sr F) U of New Hampshire transfer, America East All-Conf 3rd team, led the AEC with 8.2 rebounds/game;
#10 RJ Taylor (6'0/170 Sr G) Northern Iowa transfer;
#2 Chris Fields Jr. (6'8/240 Sr F) Campbell transfer; led the Grizzlies with 18 pts & 10 rebounds vs. UM;
Rounding out the rotation were:
#3 Ryder Bradley (6'3 185 So G) St Edwards transfer, Lone Star Conf Freshman of the Year & 2nd team All-LSC, scored 12 vs UM before fouling out;
#4 William Kassi (6'10/205 Jr G/F) Indian Hills CC transfer, NJCAA All-American;
#1 Hamoudy Mashhour (6'4/200 So G)
Oakland's coach is Greg Kampe who is in his 43rd(!!!) year on the job with the Grizzlies - the longest tenured coach in the nation.
I'm looking for Stanford to have a big edge on points in the paint and fast break points as they did vs E. Wash. (and as UM did vs Oakland). I'm hoping they can be a bit more successful on the boards and limit Oakland's 2nd chance points. I loved the balanced scoring in the first game - Price, Olajuwon, Townsend Cammann, & Rogers all had 10-17 points. Hopefully the freshmen will improve on their 3-pt % as they settle in. And it would be nice to see more contributions from Young, Batson, Bliss & Maurer.
Monday was a nice start. Hopefully tonight will be another building block - with a little less drama at the end.
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (not to be confused with the Golden Bears), from Oakland County, Michigan finished fourth in the Horizon League last season and are predicted to repeat that finish according to the preseason coaches & media poll (behind Wright State, Robert Morris & Green Bay). Their national rankings per KenPom, Torvick, BPI, & Massey are 176/217/179/164. Stanford slipped to 77/88/80/72 following the Eastern Washington win.
Oakland lost at #16 Michigan 82-64 on Monday. They led the Wolverines early 18-13. With 8+ minutes left, they trailed by only 62-55. The Grizzlies outrebounded UM 44-42 and converted O-boards into 17 2nd chance points. But they were outscored 48-24 in the paint and 19-0 on fast breaks. They hoisted up 34 3-pt attempts, but hit only 7. They had only 5 assists and 15 TOs. They have a quick turn-around after tonight's game, playing at UCSB tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
Starters at Michigan were:
#0 Nassim Mashhour (6'6/200 Jr G) a starter last season until an injury ended his season; 16 pts vs. Mich, but 4 TOs & 4 fouls;
#13 Warren Marshall IV (6'6/190 Jr G) the only other returner to play significant minutes last season;
#24 Belal El Shakery (6'8/240 Sr F) U of New Hampshire transfer, America East All-Conf 3rd team, led the AEC with 8.2 rebounds/game;
#10 RJ Taylor (6'0/170 Sr G) Northern Iowa transfer;
#2 Chris Fields Jr. (6'8/240 Sr F) Campbell transfer; led the Grizzlies with 18 pts & 10 rebounds vs. UM;
Rounding out the rotation were:
#3 Ryder Bradley (6'3 185 So G) St Edwards transfer, Lone Star Conf Freshman of the Year & 2nd team All-LSC, scored 12 vs UM before fouling out;
#4 William Kassi (6'10/205 Jr G/F) Indian Hills CC transfer, NJCAA All-American;
#1 Hamoudy Mashhour (6'4/200 So G)
Oakland's coach is Greg Kampe who is in his 43rd(!!!) year on the job with the Grizzlies - the longest tenured coach in the nation.
I'm looking for Stanford to have a big edge on points in the paint and fast break points as they did vs E. Wash. (and as UM did vs Oakland). I'm hoping they can be a bit more successful on the boards and limit Oakland's 2nd chance points. I loved the balanced scoring in the first game - Price, Olajuwon, Townsend Cammann, & Rogers all had 10-17 points. Hopefully the freshmen will improve on their 3-pt % as they settle in. And it would be nice to see more contributions from Young, Batson, Bliss & Maurer.
Monday was a nice start. Hopefully tonight will be another building block - with a little less drama at the end.
