North Dakota State Bison vs Omaha Mavericks Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota State Bison vs Omaha Mavericks

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Baxter Arena in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

Baxter Arena is the site where the Omaha Mavericks (7-10) will play the North Dakota State Bison (12-5) on Saturday.

The North Dakota State Bison played Oral Roberts and walked away with a win by a score of 79-77 in their last contest. North Dakota State walked away from the contest having earned a 38.8% FG percentage (26 out of 67) and buried 8 of their 23 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Bison knocked down 19 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 61.3%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 45 with 21 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 13 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to defending, North Dakota State allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the field on 27 out of 68 shooting. Oral Roberts distributed 16 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Additionally, Oral Roberts collected 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oral Roberts ended up going 84.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of 13 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 39 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Bison ended up finishing with 14 while Oral Roberts accounted for 23 fouls.

Markhi Strickland is a player who played a role in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 32 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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North Dakota State heads into this contest with a record of 12-5 on the campaign. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a team are committing 15.2 fouls per game. As a team, North Dakota State is pulling in 37.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 261 assists this season, which has them ranked 62nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bison are connecting on 34.0% on shots from distance (147 of 432) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.9 pts per game (106th in the nation) while going 45.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Bison are able to force 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 261st in college hoops in giving up assists with 223 relinquished for the campaign. The Bison defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (428 of 981) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They relinquish 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 99th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Omaha Mavericks took a loss by a score of 73-66 when they played UMKC. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Omaha allowed UMKC to pull down 27 in all (5 on the offensive side). They finished 38.9% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Mavericks permitted UMKC to make 24 of their 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks finished 26 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.1%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Omaha knocked down 7 out of their 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. UMKC earned 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for 11 shots. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Mavericks recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game.

Paul Djobet was important for the Mavericks for this contest. He made 7 out of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 8 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for the contest.

Omaha has a win-loss mark of 7-10 this year. As an offense, the Mavericks are shooting 46.0% from the field, which is 147th in Division 1. Omaha has earned 1,294 points this year (76.1 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (217th in college) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. The Mavericks are responsible for committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.6% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks are ranked 287th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 77.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (255th in the nation). The Omaha defense allows 33.3% on shots from distance (162 of 486) and opponents are converting on 76.2% of their foul shots. They concede 15.9 assists and 35.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks 317th and 213th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Dakota State

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