North Dakota State Bison vs UC Davis Aggies Prediction, 11/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota State Bison vs UC Davis Aggies

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: University Credit Union Center in Davis, CA

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota State Bison (21-11 last year) are hitting the road to University Credit Union Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the UC Davis Aggies (15-17 last season).

The North Dakota State Bison played South Dakota and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-84 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Bison finished with 23 and South Dakota accumulated 20 personal fouls. They made 6 out of their 21 tries from distance. South Dakota finished shooting 72.4% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of their 29 shots. In addition, South Dakota collected 35 boards (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. South Dakota doled out 7 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In relation to defending, North Dakota State allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the field on 29 out of 69 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bison made 17 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. North Dakota State ended with a 47.5% FG percentage (28 of 59) and knocked down 11 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Tajavis Miller is someone who was important for the game. He walked away with 26 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played 30 minutes and snagged 8 boards. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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North Dakota State comes into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 21-11 last year. They averaged 81.1 points per outing (26th in college hoops) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Bison shot 39.8% on shots from 3-point land (380 of 955) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a group, North Dakota State pulled down 34.7 boards per game and accounted for 480 dimes last season, which ranked 121st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 10.4 times per contest and as a group committed 14.9 personal fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Bison forced their opponents into 7.9 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They surrendered 34.2% on 3-pointers and they were ranked 256th in the country in points per game allowed (74.6). The Bison defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 44.3% (876 of 1,977) and they relinquished 32.9 boards per game as a team. They were 28th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 359 relinquished last season.

In their last game, the UC Davis Aggies took a loss by a final score of 86-76 when they played Cal Poly. In reference to rebounding, UC Davis allowed Cal Poly to snag 25 in all (6 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 44.0% from three-point range by going 11 out of 25 and ended up going 5 out of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Aggies allowed Cal Poly to knock down 35 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 55.6% in this contest. In all, the Aggies ended up going 27 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, UC Davis knocked down 7 out of 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.2%. Cal Poly earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They also coughed it up 15 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Aggies snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 25 in this matchup.

Pablo Tamba ended up having an impact for the Aggies in this game. He converted 9 out of 12 for the game for a rate of 75.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

UC Davis had a mark of 15-17 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies connected on 41.3% from the field, which was ranked 337th in the country. UC Davis totaled 2,175 pts last season (68.0 per game) and they grabbed 33.0 rebounds per game. They assisted teammates 11.1 times per game (343rd in college hoops) and they coughed up possession 13.3 times per contest. The Aggies committed 18.0 fouls every game and they went 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies on the defensive end were ranked 124th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.3. They forced 15.1 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (123rd in college). The UC Davis defense allowed 34.9% on shots from distance (230 of 659) and opponents converted on 75.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 13.0 dimes and 36.2 boards every game, which ranked them 173rd and 286th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC Davis

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