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Denver vs North Dakota College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/5/21

Denver vs North Dakota College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/5/21
2021-02-05 14:00:00 EDT

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the Denver Pioneers meet in college basketball action from the Hamilton Gymnasium on Friday afternoon.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks will look to bounce back from a 99-87 loss to Western Illinois last time out. Filip Rebraca leads the Fighting Hawks in scoring and rebounding with 17.4 PPG and 7.1 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for North Dakota coming into this game. Caleb Nero has 8.9 PPG and Tyree Ihenacho has 8.4 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 3.6 APG this season. As a team, North Dakota is averaging 65.4 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 31.2% from 3-point range and 69.3% from the foul line while giving up 75.2 PPG on 47.8% shooting from the field and 38.8% from 3-point range this season.

The Denver Pioneers will look to bounce back from an 84-58 loss to North Dakota State last time out. Jase Townsend leads the Pioneers in scoring with 19.1 PPG while Sam Hines Jr. has 10 PPG and a team-high 6.3 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Denver coming into this game. Robert Jones has 9.4 PPG and Tristan Green has 7.6 PPG with 5.4 RPG while Roscoe Eastmond has a team-high 2.8 APG this season. As a team, Denver is averaging 67.5 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 32.9% from 3-point range and 76.5% from the foul line while allowing 79.3 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field and 40.2% from 3-point range this season.

North Dakota is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 road games against a team with a losing home record. Denver is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a losing record and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Friday games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.

I get why a home dog is tempting in most spots, but even with North Dakota being just 1-9 on the road this season, the Pioneers have just one win overall and if you take the free bucket with Denver you’re almost banking on Denver winning this one outright and I just don’t see it. North Dakota has at least been winning games lately which is more than we can say for the Pioneers, so I’ll lay the points with North Dakota in this spot.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: North Dakota -2

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