North Dakota State vs North Dakota 12/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4-9) vs. North Dakota State Bison (8-4)
December 22, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: North Dakota State Bison -16.5 / North Dakota Fighting Hawks +16.5; Over/Under: -136.5
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The North Dakota Fighting Hawks and North Dakota State Bison meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Scheels Center. The North Dakota Fighting Hawks need a win after losing four of their last five games. The North Dakota State Bison look to build on their three-game winning streak.
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks are averaging 68.8 points on 39.8 percent shooting and allowing 75.9 points on 48.3 percent shooting. Paul Bruns is averaging 12.5 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Caleb Nero is averaging 12.1 points and 2.8 assists. Mitchell Sueker is the third double-digit scorer and Brendan Howard is dishing 0.3 assists. The North Dakota Fighting Hawks are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The North Dakota Fighting Hawks are allowing 37.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.
The North Dakota State Bison are averaging 69.6 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 64.3 points on 40.7 percent shooting. Rocky Kreuser is averaging 14.4 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Grant Nelson is averaging 12 points and 5.1 rebounds. Jarius Cook is dishing 0.9 assists and Tyree Eady is grabbing 5.8 rebounds. The North Dakota State Bison are shooting 33.4 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The North Dakota State Bison are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game.
The Fighting Hawks are 18-38 ATS in their last 56 road games and 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Bison are 1-6-2 ATS in their last 9 home games and 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Fighting Hawks last 6 overall. The over is 45-21 in Bison last 66 home games. The underdog is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks aren’t a good basketball team to say the least, and they have zero success covering numbers. The North Dakota State Bison and their defense should cruise here. However, this is a rivalry game, so if the Fighting Hawks were ever going to put up a fight, it would be here. This is a lot of points. I’ll take a stab with the road dog if forced to pick.
