North Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 3

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The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-11, 0-1 Summit League) are big, 13.5-point underdogs as they attempt to turn around a four-game losing streak when they visit the North Dakota State Bison (11-5, 1-0 Summit League) on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Scheels Center. The contest airs at 4 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The point total is 144.5 for the matchup.

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North Dakota State Cover -13.5 vs Oral Roberts -110

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North Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts betting lines

  • North Dakota State moneyline odds to win: -1190
  • Oral Roberts moneyline odds to win: +734
  • Spread: North Dakota State (-13.5)
  • Total: 144.5

North Dakota State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Dakota State has done a better job covering the spread in home games (3-1-0) than it has in road games (4-3-0).
  • When playing at home, the Bison eclipse the total 50% of the time (two of four games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, eclipsing the total in 57.1% of games (four of seven).
  • North Dakota State has played better as a moneyline favorite in home games, putting up a home record of 4-0, compared to going 1-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Bison have seen a decrease in scoring lately, putting up 78.9 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.2 points fewer than the 81.1 they’ve scored this year.
  • North Dakota State’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.9) is 1.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.6).
  • The Bison’s 8.4 made three-pointers per-game average over their last 10 games are less than the 8.7 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 35.3% compared to their season-long percentage of 34.0% from long distance.

North Dakota State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 4-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (150th in nation) 43.9 (208th) 33.3 (182nd) 29.5 (108th) 15.5 (116th) 11.3 (156th)

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Oral Roberts statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Oral Roberts has had better results away (4-3-0) than at home (2-2-0).
  • Golden Eagles games have gone above the over/under 25% of the time at home (one of four), and 42.9% of the time on the road (three of seven).
  • The Golden Eagles’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .250 (1-3), and away it is .000 (0-7).

Recent trends

  • The Golden Eagles are averaging 70.9 points per contest in their past 10 games, which is 2.0 fewer points than their average for the season (72.9).
  • Oral Roberts is ceding 74.5 points per game over its previous 10 games, which is 1.8 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (76.3).
  • In their last 10 games, the Golden Eagles are draining 8.2 threes per game, 0.4 fewer threes than their season average (8.6). They own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (34.9%) compared to their season average (32.7%).

Oral Roberts betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 7-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (325th in nation) 45.0 (264th) 29.5 (315th) 32.6 (262nd) 11.3 (339th) 14.3 (350th)
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