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Dixie St. @ North Dakota

Current Records: Dixie St. 6-5; North Dakota 4-8

What to Know

The Dixie St. Trailblazers have enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they must head out on the road. They will take on the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at 2 p.m. ET Saturday at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. After these two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one of them is set up to suffer a discouraging change of fortune.

The Trailblazers were fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past the American Indian College Warriors 114-49 at home.

Meanwhile, the sound you heard on Tuesday was the absolute smackdown North Dakota laid on the North Central (MN) Rams.

Dixie St. is the favorite in this one, with an expected 3.5-point margin of victory. Those playing the odds have seen things go back and forth with Dixie St., who are 3-3 against the spread.

Dixie St. is now 6-5 while North Dakota sits at 4-8. A couple offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Trailblazers enter the matchup with 83.3 points per game on average, good for 15th best in college basketball. Less enviably, the Fighting Hawks have only been able to knock down 39.50% percent of their shots, which is the 19th lowest field goal percentage in college basketball. So the cards are definitely stacked against North Dakota.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 2 p.m. ET
  • Where: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center -- Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $49.00

Odds

The Trailblazers are a 3.5-point favorite against the Fighting Hawks, 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 Trailblazers as a 2.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -112

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Series History

Dixie St. won the only game these two teams have played in the last seven years.

  • Dec 02, 2020 - Dixie St. 74 vs. North Dakota 73