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Oral Roberts @ North Dakota State

Current Records: Oral Roberts 17-8; North Dakota State 19-8

What to Know

After two games on the road, the North Dakota State Bison are heading back home. The Bison and the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles will face off in a Summit battle at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday at Scheels Center. Both teams seek to continue their momentum from their previous wins.

North Dakota State strolled past the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies with points to spare on Saturday, taking the matchup 75-64.

Meanwhile, the UMKC Kangaroos typically have all the answers at home, but on Saturday Oral Roberts proved too difficult a challenge. The Golden Eagles secured a 91-86 W over the Kangaroos.

Barring any buzzer beaters, the Bison are expected to win a tight contest. They are currently two-for-two against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

The wins brought North Dakota State up to 19-8 and Oral Roberts to 17-8. A couple numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: North Dakota State is 354th worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 9.6 on average. To make matters even worse for the Bison, Oral Roberts comes into the contest boasting the 29th fewest turnovers per game in college basketball at 10.7.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Scheels Center -- Fargo, North Dakota
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $24.15

Odds

The Bison are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Golden Eagles, 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 Bison as a 2.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

North Dakota State have won 11 out of their last 16 games against Oral Roberts.

  • Jan 22, 2022 - North Dakota State 72 vs. Oral Roberts 71
  • Mar 09, 2021 - Oral Roberts 75 vs. North Dakota State 72
  • Feb 06, 2021 - Oral Roberts 80 vs. North Dakota State 74
  • Feb 05, 2021 - North Dakota State 61 vs. Oral Roberts 54
  • Mar 09, 2020 - North Dakota State 75 vs. Oral Roberts 69
  • Feb 08, 2020 - North Dakota State 83 vs. Oral Roberts 76
  • Jan 09, 2020 - Oral Roberts 79 vs. North Dakota State 73
  • Mar 10, 2019 - North Dakota State 86 vs. Oral Roberts 73
  • Feb 14, 2019 - North Dakota State 85 vs. Oral Roberts 73
  • Jan 26, 2019 - North Dakota State 67 vs. Oral Roberts 57
  • Feb 08, 2018 - Oral Roberts 67 vs. North Dakota State 66
  • Jan 13, 2018 - North Dakota State 82 vs. Oral Roberts 64
  • Feb 22, 2017 - North Dakota State 82 vs. Oral Roberts 80
  • Jan 25, 2017 - North Dakota State 81 vs. Oral Roberts 71
  • Feb 04, 2016 - North Dakota State 67 vs. Oral Roberts 63
  • Jan 09, 2016 - Oral Roberts 66 vs. North Dakota State 65