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N. Dak. State Bison @ Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Current Records: N. Dak. State 12-13, Oral Roberts 11-13

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N. Dak. State has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles will face off in a Summit battle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Mabee Center. Oral Roberts took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on N. Dak. State, who comes in off a win.

Last Saturday, the Bison had just enough and edged the Mavericks out 81-79.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead N. Dak. State to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Morgan, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. Morgan didn't help N. Dak. State's cause all that much against the Tommies back in January but the same can't be said for this game. Another player making a difference was Noah Feddersen, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.

Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles couldn't handle the Jackrabbits on Saturday and fell 83-72. Oral Roberts has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Oral Roberts' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Issac McBride, who scored 24 points, and Kareem Thompson who scored 14 points along with five assists and four steals. McBride is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last five games he's played.

The Bison's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-13. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points per game. As for the Golden Eagles, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as N. Dak. State and the Golden Eagles are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. N. Dak. State hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 76.8 points per game. However, it's not like Oral Roberts struggles in that department as they've been averaging 75.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

N. Dak. State is hoping to beat the odds on Thursday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. For those looking to play the spread, careful betting on N. Dak. State: they have a less-than-stellar 9-13 record against the spread this season.

Odds

Oral Roberts is a 4.5-point favorite against N. Dak. State, 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 Eagles as a 3.5-point favorite.


The over/under is set at 145.5 points.

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Series History

Oral Roberts and N. Dak. State both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.

  • Jan 20, 2024 - N. Dak. State 72 vs. Oral Roberts 67
  • Mar 07, 2023 - Oral Roberts 92 vs. N. Dak. State 58
  • Feb 18, 2023 - Oral Roberts 74 vs. N. Dak. State 66
  • Jan 19, 2023 - Oral Roberts 92 vs. N. Dak. State 69
  • Mar 07, 2022 - N. Dak. State 92 vs. Oral Roberts 72
  • Feb 17, 2022 - N. Dak. State 77 vs. Oral Roberts 59
  • Jan 22, 2022 - N. Dak. State 72 vs. Oral Roberts 71
  • Mar 09, 2021 - Oral Roberts 75 vs. N. Dak. State 72
  • Feb 06, 2021 - Oral Roberts 80 vs. N. Dak. State 74
  • Feb 05, 2021 - N. Dak. State 61 vs. Oral Roberts 54