North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2-3) are headed to CHI Health Center Omaha on Wednesday where they will take on the Creighton Bluejays (2-1).

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks faced UC Riverside and went home with a win by a final score of 76-74 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Fighting Hawks ended up with 20 while UC Riverside accumulated 15 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 27 attempts from long range. UC Riverside finished the contest at 61.9% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 21 shots. Furthermore, UC Riverside snagged 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. UC Riverside doled out 15 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, North Dakota allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the matchup while forcing 21 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 27 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Hawks made 7 of 14 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. North Dakota walked away from the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (30 of 65) and made 9 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Greyson Uelmen is one guy who came through for the game. He racked up 18 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins and collected 3 boards. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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North Dakota comes into this game with a mark of 2-3 this season. They turn it over 10.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.2 fouls per game. As a unit, North Dakota is collecting 33.2 boards per game and has totaled 75 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 64th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Hawks are shooting 34.1% on shots from distance (42 of 123) and 62.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.2 pts per contest (124th in D-1) while connecting on 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Hawks are forcing their opponents into 19.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They concede 30.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 259th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.0). The Fighting Hawks are allowing a FG percentage of 50.4% (136 of 270) and they surrender 36.4 boards per contest as a team. They rank 350th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 86 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Creighton Bluejays got the victory with a final of 84-45 against Maryland Eastern Shore. When talking about rebounds, Creighton allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to grab 22 in all (4 offensive). They went 13.3% from 3-point land by hitting 2 of 15 and finished the game at 5 out of 6 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Bluejays allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to make 19 of their 50 tries from the field which had them at 38.0% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Bluejays shot 33 out of 67 from the field which had them sitting at 49.3%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Creighton knocked down 10 of 33 attempts (30.3%). They were able to bury 8 of those for a rate of 72.7%. Maryland Eastern Shore was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Bluejays to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Bluejays were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the game.

Blake Harper pitched in for the Bluejays in this matchup. He earned 14 points in his 22 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 5 out of 9 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss mark of 2-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bluejays are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 162nd in college hoops. Creighton has tallied 239 pts this year (79.7 per game) and they collect 40.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per contest (100th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Bluejays commit 14.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Creighton defense allows 28.1% on shots from 3-point land (16 of 57) and their opponents are knocking down 63.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.3 dimes and 34.7 total boards per game, ranking them 141st and 157th in D-1. The Bluejays on the defensive side of the court are 141st in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.3. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (243rd in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Creighton

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