North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN

TV: B1G+

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-18 last season) will try to beat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (18-17 last year) at The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota on Monday.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks faced off with North Dakota State and took a loss by a final of 70-62 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Fighting Hawks ended up with 18 and North Dakota State racked up 14 fouls. They buried 10 out of their 23 attempts from downtown. North Dakota State ended up going 52.6% at the free throw line by making 10 of their 19 attempts. Furthermore, North Dakota State grabbed 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. North Dakota State doled out 12 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, North Dakota let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 31 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Fighting Hawks buried 14 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 82.4%. North Dakota ended the game having earned a 36.4% FG percentage (20 of 55) and converted 8 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Greyson Uelmen is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He notched 24 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He shot 63.6% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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North Dakota enters this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 18-17 last year. They lost possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a team committed 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, North Dakota pulled down 33.1 boards per game and accumulated 398 assists last season, which ranked 290th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Hawks hit on 33.2% on shots from distance (283 of 853) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 76.6 points per outing (157th in the country) while connecting on 43.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Hawks forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.3 fouls. They surrendered 36.1% from 3-point land and they were 271st in college in PPG from their opponents (77.3). The Fighting Hawks allowed a field goal percentage of 47.9% (915 of 1,912) and they relinquished 36.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They were ranked 339th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 540 surrendered last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home defeated by a final of 67-48 against Baylor. The Golden Gophers pulled down 24 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in the game. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 2 steals in this contest. Baylor was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of them for a clip of 46.7%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Minnesota made 3 out of 23 tries (13.0%). Overall, the Golden Gophers finished the game shooting 19 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.8%. The Golden Gophers allowed Baylor to make 27 of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.6% in this contest. They finished 31.6% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 19 and finished the game at 7 out of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). In reference to attacking the glass, Minnesota permitted Baylor to collect 34 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Cade Tyson ended up being important for the Golden Gophers in this game. He buried 7 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 39 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Minnesota had a win-loss mark of 15-18 last year. As an offensive team, the Golden Gophers hit 45.8% from the floor, which was ranked 143rd in the country. Minnesota totaled 2,289 pts last season (69.4 per game) and they collected 31.0 boards per game. They dished out assists 17.0 times per game (28th in the country) and they turned the ball over 10.5 times per contest. The Golden Gophers committed 14.5 fouls per contest and they connected on 69.4% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense conceded 34.7% on three-point shots (263 of 759) and opponents made 73.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 10.2 assists and 32.5 rebounds per game, which had them ranked 63rd and 66th in Division 1. The Golden Gophers were ranked 45th in college in PPG surrendered with 68.5. They forced 10.7 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (217th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Dakota

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