North Dakota State vs Oral Roberts Prediction and Preview
SportsMemo content contributor Kyle Kargel gives his North Dakota State vs Oral Roberts prediction in the Summit League Conference. At the time of posting, the Bison have opened as a 1-point home favorite over the road Golden Eagles, with the total sitting at 152.5 points.
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Thursday, February 17 | Summit League Conference Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | North Dakota State Bison -1 vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
Total: | 152.5 Points |
Game Time: | 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT |
Arena: | Scheels Center in Fargo, ND |
TV: | ESPN+ |
North Dakota State vs Oral Roberts Analysis
The second and third place teams in the Summit League Conference square off tonight as North Dakota State welcomes in Oral Roberts for their game at 8 PM EST.
Both teams are chasing conference leader South Dakota State who sits with a perfect conference record at 14-0. Both the Golden Eagles and Bison sit three or more games back of South Dakota State which almost mathematically eliminates them from having a shot to catch up to the Jack Rabbits for the regular season crown.
Both these teams are capable of upsetting SDSU though as in each meeting but Oral Roberts and North Dakota State only lost by single digits. Enough about the Jack Rabbits though as we break down this Golden Eagles vs Bison matchup from a betting perspective.
For starters, when these two met back on January 22, North Dakota State came away with a 72-71 win shaping this one to be a dandy as well.
Oral Roberts Relying on Abmas
There is one reason why Oral Roberts has a shot in every game to win and his name is Max Abmas. Averaging 22.8 points per game he is the fifth leading scorer in the country and believe it or not his PPG output is over a point less than last season.
He averages over 36 minutes per game played which is also one of the tops in the country. However, the last time out against the Bison was one to forget for Abmas as he only shot 29% overall from the field scoring 18 points.
As a team Oral Roberts loves shooting it from deep as the team ranks in the top ten nationally in three point shooting percentage as well as percentage of total points coming from three at 43.5%.
Although the team shoots it average from the free throw line, only 12.8% of their points come from there per game which is 350th in the country.
The Golden Eagles are great at taking care of the ball ranking top ten nationally in percentage of plays resulting in a turnover, but that’s likely due to their up-tempo style of play in which they don’t hold the ball long on offense. They also have struggles forcing turnover ranking almost dead last in that category.
Hawks Need to Take Care of Ball
The Bison are going to have much on their hands tonight as they’re welcoming in a Golden Eagles team out for revenge. The Bison are riding a five game winning streak though.
Turnovers will come at a premium this game though as North Dakota State is even worse are producing turnovers than Oral Roberts ranking dead last in percentage of opponent’s possessions resulting in one.
That goes hand in hand with their inability to produce blocks and steals on the defensive end ranking 268th or worse in those categories.
The Bison make up for their lack of aggressive defense with their offense ranking 36th nationally in free throw percentage and 122nd in three point field goal percentage.
Rocky Kreuser and Sam Griesel are the main go-to players for NDSU as combined they produce over 29 points and 14 rebounds per game while shooting it at 46% from the field. These two combined for 33 points in their one point win the last time these two played.
North Dakota State vs Oral Roberts Prediction
With this game essentially a pick ’em I’d go with Oral Roberts if this game was in Tulsa. However with the over/under is listed at 152 and the under hitting the last time out.
The end of the season is approaching and typically defenses clamp up a little more as the games go on. Expect a similar score as last time around the 140-150 range.
Prediction: Under 152.5
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