North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Mabee Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Mabee Center is where the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-15) will meet the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (10-12) on Thursday.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks faced South Dakota and earned the victory with a final of 96-80 in their last contest. North Dakota walked away from the game with a 54.8% FG percentage (40 of 73) and converted 12 of 26 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Fighting Hawks made 4 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 35 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 assists for the matchup while creating 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding defense, North Dakota let their opponent shoot 47.2% from the field on 25 out of 53 shooting. South Dakota doled out 16 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Furthermore, South Dakota had 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Dakota walked away from this one shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 20 of 24 attempts. They also buried 10 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Fighting Hawks ended up walking away with 21 while South Dakota accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Greyson Uelmen is a player who came through for the contest. He notched 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes and pulled down 1 board. He finished shooting 58.8% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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North Dakota enters this game with a win-loss mark of 10-12 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, North Dakota is pulling down 33.9 rebounds per game and has earned 255 assists on the season, which is 222nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Hawks are hitting 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (178 of 542) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They average 76.9 points per game (185th in D-1) while connecting on 43.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Fighting Hawks have forced 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 355th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 337 relinquished on the year. The Fighting Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (567 of 1,176) and they concede 35.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 36.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 272nd in college in points per game allowed (76.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 73-62 when they played Omaha. The Golden Eagles pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the contest. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 2 steals for this contest. Omaha earned 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Oral Roberts made 5 of their 24 tries (20.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Golden Eagles went 19 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.8%. The Golden Eagles permitted Omaha to make 27 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2% in the matchup. They shot 44.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 18 and ended up going 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Oral Roberts permitted Omaha to grab 27 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Ofri Naveh pitched in for the Golden Eagles in this game. He tallied 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for this game. He converted 6 of 14 in the game for a rate of 42.9%, and had 13 rebounds.

Oral Roberts has a record of 5-15 on the campaign. The Golden Eagles commit 20.4 fouls per contest and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.7 times per game (330th in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per contest. Oral Roberts has totaled 1,463 pts for the campaign (73.2 per contest) and they collect 33.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 42.2% from the field, which is ranked 317th in the country.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 290th in the country in PPG given up with 77.6. They are able to force 12.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (272nd in the country). The Oral Roberts defense allows 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (147 of 431) and their opposition makes 71.3% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.9 dimes and 36.3 boards per game, which ranks them 66th and 279th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oral Roberts

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