The Denver Pioneers (13-13, 4-9 Summit) visit the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (8-17, 2-10) on Thursday. Tip from Betty Engelstad Sioux Center is set for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Denver vs. North Dakota odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Denver fell to St. Thomas (MN) 68-57 on Saturday, failing to cover as a 1.5-point home underdog. Denver is no 1-4 against the spread (ATS) in its last 5 games and 3-7 ATS in its last 10, slipping to 10-13-1 ATS on the season.
North Dakota handled South Dakota 86-72 on Saturday to cover as a 6.5-point road underdog. It is just 1-3 ATS in its last 4 outings, but 5-5 ATS in its last 10 and 11-12 ATS on the season.
Denver knocked off North Dakota 78-71 to cover as 5.5-point home favorites in the first matchup between these programs on Jan. 14 as the Over (139.5) connected.
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Denver at North Dakota odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:39 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Denver +2.5 (+100) | North Dakota -2.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 143.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Denver at North Dakota picks and predictions
Prediction
North Dakota 79, Denver 71
Moneyline
The moneyline was OTB at the time of publication, so focus on the spread and total in this one.
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Against the spread
BET NORTH DAKOTA -2.5 (-120).
Denver is just 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games overall and 1-5 ATS in its last 6 road games. This will be an uphill battle for the Pioneers who are just 4-9 straight up on the road. In their last 7 games following a double-digit home loss, the Pioneers are just 1-6 ATS.
North Dakota is 4-0 ATS in its last home games and 5-1 ATS in its last 6 home games against a team with a losing road record.
Over/Under
BET OVER 143.5 (-115).
The Pioneers are 16-8 O/U and the Fighting Hawks are 14-9 O/U. Both teams are highly capable of pushing the pace and scoring a lot of points.
The Over is 5-0 in the Pioneers’ last 5 games following a double-digit home loss and 8-0 in their last 8 against a team with a losing outright record.
The Over is 7-0 in their last 7 games overall for the Fighting Hawks.
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