It will be a battle between Summit opponents when the Omaha Mavericks (12-9, 6-2 Summit) welcome the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (9-13, 3-6 Summit) to Baxter Arena. The game starts at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 3, 2019, and will air on ESPN 3.
North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Omaha Mavericks Betting Prediction
In the Fighting Hawks’ last outing, they beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 74-73. North Dakota’s 26.3 offensive rebounding percentage was their largest advantage over Western Illinois, who had a mark of 19.5. The Fighting Hawks’ mark was above their season average of 23.8, while the Leathernecks’ was below the 26.6 mark opponents have averaged against North Dakota this season. North Dakota rallied around Cortez Seales, who finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
The Mavericks were beaten by the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in their last outing, 83-73. South Dakota State’s effective field goal percentage was their largest strength over Omaha. The Jackrabbits had a rate of 0.613 (above their season average of 0.589), while the Mavericks posted a mark of 0.500 (below their season average of 0.555). With 14 points and 15 rebounds, Mitch Hahn put together a good performance for Omaha.
The upper-echelon offense of Omaha will face off against the mid-tier defense of North Dakota. The Mavericks currently rank 32nd in effective field goal percentage (0.552), while the Fighting Hawks are 159th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.497). The Mavericks should have the advantage on that end of the court.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams. In the first, the Fighting Hawks lost 92-91. Conner Avants scored a game-high 24 points and also had six rebounds. Omaha won the rebounding battle. The Mavericks had more offensive rebounds (15 vs. nine), defensive rebounds (27 vs. 22) and total rebounds (42 vs. 31).
North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs. Omaha Mavericks Betting Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
North Dakota ranks ninth in blocks allowed per game (2.2) while Omaha ranks 83rd (3.1).
Bettings Trends:
The Fighting Hawks have been outscored by an average of 3.8 points in their last five games. On the season, North Dakota has defeated opponents by an average of 2.3 points.
During their last five games, the Mavericks have scored an average of 81.0 points per game (1.9 above their season average) and allowed an average of 78.4 points per game (0.2 above their season average).
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