We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
North Dakota State Bison
76 – 65
FINAL Neutral Conference Summit League
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Summit League · Denny Sanford Premier Center (Neutral) · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money NDSU -900 / ORU +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total NDSU win
Actual NDSU +11 141 Won
Massey NDSU -12.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 148.5 (-7.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NDSU -11.7 (-0.7) 145.1 (-4.1) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NDSU -12.0 (-1.0) 147.7 (-6.7) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -10.5 (+0.5) 144.7 (-3.7) 83% ✓
Baseline ML NDSU -11.2 (-0.2) 146.2 (-5.2) 84% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 NDSU 86 – 58 ORU
Jan 3, 2026 NDSU 79 – 77 ORU
Feb 14, 2025 NDSU 94 – 88 ORU
Jan 10, 2025 NDSU 110 – 96 ORU
Feb 16, 2024 NDSU 73 – 60 ORU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NDSU ORU
Overall 27-8 10-23
Conference 14-2 4-12
Home 13-1 7-8
Away 10-5 1-13
Neutral 4-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.7 71.8
Avg Pts Against 71.4 79.7
Massey 3.5 (#118) -9.0 (#303)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#112) -1.89 (#330)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#123) -2.20 (#320)
RPI 0.539 (#96) 0.428 (#321)
Shooting & Four Factors NDSU ORU
FG% 46.0% 42.5%
3PT% 36.0% 31.7%
REB / G 36.2 33.6
OREB / G 11.9 9.9
AST / TO 1.38 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 49.6%
TOV% 15.7% 18.2%
ORB% 33.7% 28.2%
FT Rate 22.1% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 14.8%
DRB% 73.5% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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