It will be a battle between Summit opponents when the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (7-9, 1-2 Summit) welcome the Omaha Mavericks (8-8, 2-1 Summit) to the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The game starts at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 10, 2019.
Omaha Mavericks vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks Free Prediction
The last time the Mavericks played, they were blown out by the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 104-76. Minnesota won the rebounding battle. The Golden Gophers had more offensive rebounds (12 vs. six), defensive rebounds (29 vs. 15) and total rebounds (41 vs. 21). Zach Jackson was the top scorer from either team with 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting.
The Fighting Hawks had no trouble getting past the Northland LumberJacks in their last game, 104-48. The Fighting Hawks had a much better free throw rate (0.308 vs. 0.097) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.646 vs. 0.339). Aanen Moody was the game’s top scorer with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field.
North Dakota appears to have the advantage on the offensive side of the ball. The Fighting Hawks currently rank 97th in effective field goal percentage (0.528), while Omaha ranks 332nd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.554).
Jackson has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Omaha.
Omaha Mavericks at North Dakota Fighting Hawks Pick
Pick: SU Winner – North Dakota, ATS Winner – North Dakota, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes:
North Dakota ranks 198th in rebounds per game (33.8) while Omaha ranks 269th (29.4).
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The Mavericks’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 2.8, up from 0.3 for the season.
During their last five games, the Fighting Hawks have scored an average of 85.2 points per game (10.3 above their season average) and allowed an average of 63.6 points per game (7.0 below their season average).
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