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North Dakota State Bison
92 – 72
FINAL Neutral Conference Summit League
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Summit League · Denny Sanford Premier Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -1.0 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NDSU win
Actual NDSU +20 164 Won
Massey ORU -2.1 (+22.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.4 (+12.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ORU -2.1 (+22.1) 154.4 (+9.6) 46% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -0.1 (+19.9) 151.6 (+12.4) 50% ✗
Baseline ML ORU -0.4 (+20.4) 153.2 (+10.8) 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ORU -0.5 (+20.5) 153.8 (+10.2) 50% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 NDSU 76 – 65 ORU
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NDSU ORU
Overall 23-10 19-12
Conference 13-5 12-6
Home 12-3 10-5
Away 9-6 8-6
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 81.5
Avg Pts Against 70.1 77.8
Massey -0.6 (#179) 1.5 (#139)
Bradley-Terry 0.52 (#132) 0.06 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.34 (#149) 0.22 (#153)
RPI 0.528 (#120) 0.510 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors NDSU ORU
FG% 44.7% 45.7%
3PT% 35.2% 37.3%
REB / G 36.7 39.0
OREB / G 8.3 10.0
AST / TO 0.88 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 54.3%
TOV% 17.3% 13.6%
ORB% 25.1% 26.8%
FT Rate 26.2% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 13.2% 12.7%
DRB% 77.0% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 17.5%

Game Analysis

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