We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
North Dakota State Bison
74 – 50
FINAL Neutral Conference Summit League
Omaha Mavericks
Summit League · Denny Sanford Premier Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money NDSU -395 / OMA +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total NDSU win
Actual NDSU +24 124 Won
Massey NDSU -8.6 (+15.4) — —
Massey Totals — 149.3 (-25.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NDSU -8.6 (+15.4) 143.7 (-19.7) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NDSU -7.9 (+16.1) 143.1 (-19.1) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -8.8 (+15.2) 142.7 (-18.7) 80% ✓
Baseline ML NDSU -8.1 (+15.9) 144.0 (-20.0) 79% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 NDSU 92 – 84 OMA
Jan 10, 2026 NDSU 78 – 76 OMA
Feb 8, 2025 OMA 85 – 74 NDSU
Jan 4, 2025 OMA 85 – 80 NDSU
Feb 10, 2024 NDSU 81 – 79 OMA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NDSU OMA
Overall 27-8 16-17
Conference 14-2 8-8
Home 13-1 10-4
Away 10-5 5-10
Neutral 4-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.7 73.9
Avg Pts Against 71.4 77.7
Massey 3.5 (#116) -5.1 (#244)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#112) -0.83 (#245)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#119) -1.01 (#245)
RPI 0.542 (#91) 0.464 (#256)
Shooting & Four Factors NDSU OMA
FG% 45.8% 45.7%
3PT% 35.8% 34.8%
REB / G 36.3 33.9
OREB / G 12.0 8.8
AST / TO 1.39 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 52.7%
TOV% 15.6% 16.0%
ORB% 33.9% 26.2%
FT Rate 22.0% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 14.1%
DRB% 73.3% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 24.3%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.