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Summit League · Scheels Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money NDSU -1100 / ORU +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total NDSU win
Actual NDSU +2 156 Won
Massey NDSU -14.5 (-12.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (+8.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NDSU -12.0 (-10.0) 141.6 (+14.4) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NDSU -13.4 (-11.4) 142.6 (+13.4) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -11.2 (-9.2) 139.6 (+16.4) 87% ✓
Baseline ML NDSU -11.6 (-9.6) 139.9 (+16.1) 85% ✓

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
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 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.7 71.8
Avg Pts Against 71.4 79.7
Massey 2.8 (#129) -7.9 (#281)
Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#150) -1.52 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#139) -1.88 (#278)
RPI 0.512 (#146) 0.428 (#298)
Shooting & Four Factors NDSU ORU
FG% 43.4% 40.5%
3PT% 31.7% 32.1%
REB / G 36.9 30.6
OREB / G 13.2 9.2
AST / TO 1.21 0.72
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 47.8%
TOV% 16.5% 20.0%
ORB% 35.0% 26.2%
FT Rate 23.6% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 17.0%
DRB% 70.2% 64.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 29.1%

Game Analysis

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