Michigan looks to salvage its season with a win vs Rutgers, along with some key Horizon League matchups to watch.
Game Match Up
Teams and Records: Wright State 16-13 (9-9) at Oakland 12-17 (10-8)
Date: February 23rd
Time: 7 PM EST
Channel/Streaming: ESPN+
Team Profiles heading into this game
Wright State
Best Wins: At Louisville (73-72), Bowling Green (80-71), Weber State (87-65), Detroit Mercy (90-85), at Milwaukee (78-74), Northern Kentucky (83-65), and Abilene (77-61)
Notable Defeats: Davidson (102-97 2OT), UC Riverside (65-70), Youngstown State (77-88), at Western Kentucky (60-64), and at Akron (54-66), at Northern Kentucky (64-78), at Northern Kentucky (64-78), at Cleveland State (68-85), at Purdue Fort Wayne (75-77), at Youngstown State (89-91), and Cleveland State (77-85)
KenPom Ranking: 191
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 164
Sagarin Ranking: 168
Net Ranking: 191
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Oakland
Best Wins: Milwaukee (83-61), at Northern Kentucky (64-63), at Wright State (75-73), Robert Morris (69-65), at Detroit Mercy (76-67), and Cleveland State (92-89)
Notable Defeats: Youngstown State (69-85), at Michigan State (54-67), at Boise State (57-77), at Syracuse (66-95), Missouri State (64-76), San Jose State (67-80), at Toledo (90-112), Oklahoma State (62-91), at Youngstown State (69-85), at Robert Morris (63-68), at Milwaukee (77-80), and Detroit Mercy (74-96)
KenPom Ranking: 280
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 259
Sagarin Ranking: 273
Net Ranking: 275
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: The Raiders have won eight out of the previous ten games against the Golden Grizzlies.
Current Win Streak: Oakland has won the last game between these two schools, having a one-game winning streak in this rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: The Golden Grizzlies defeated the Raiders on the road by a final score of 75-73.
This Big Ten matchup is between two teams in a four-way tie currently for 5th place as these power five teams look to gain momentum and rise in the conference standings.
Michigan
Best Wins: Pittsburg (91-60), Ohio (70-66), Maryland (81-46), Penn State (79-69), Northwestern (85-78), Ohio State (77-69), at Northwestern (68-51), and Michigan State
Notable Defeats: Arizona State (62-87), North Carolina (76-80), Kentucky (69-73), Virginia (68-70), Central Michigan (61-63), at Michigan State (53-59), at Iowa (84-93), at Maryland (58-64), Purdue (70-75), at Penn State (61-83), Indiana (61-62), and at Wisconsin (59-64)
KenPom Ranking: 49
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 65
Sagarin Ranking: 38
NET Ranking: 62
Quadrant 1 Wins: Two
Quadrant 2 Victories: Five
Quadrant 3 Wins: Two
Rutgers
Best Wins: UMass Lowell (73-65), Rider (76-46), Indiana (63-48), Wake Forest (81-57), at Purdue 65-64), Maryland (64-50), at Northwestern (65-62), Penn State (65-45), Michigan State (61-55), and at Wisconsin (58-57)
Notable Defeats: Temple (66-72), Miami (FL) (61-68), at Ohio State (66-67), Seton Hall (43-45), Iowa (65-76), at Michigan State (57-70), at Iowa (82-93), at Indiana (60-66), at Illinois (60-69), and Nebraska (72-82)
KenPom Ranking: 27
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 16
Sagarin Ranking: 26
NET Ranking: 28
Quadrant 1 Wins: Five
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Quadrant 3 Wins: Two
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: The Wolverines have each won nine out of the last ten games against the Scarlet Knights.
Current Win Streak: Michigan has won the last game between these two schools, having a one-game winning streak in this rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: The Wolverines defeated the Scarlet Knights on their home court by a final score of 71-62.
Prediction: Michigan 77, Rutgers 73