Omaha Mavericks vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, ND

TV: ESPN+

The Omaha Mavericks (12-12) are en route to Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (13-12).

The Omaha Mavericks took the court against Denver and went home with a win by a final score of 84-82 in their last contest. Omaha ended having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (30 out of 65) and knocked down 7 out of their 21 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 17 of 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. When talking about defense, Omaha allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the field on 30 out of 67 shooting. Denver earned 10 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Additionally, Denver grabbed 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Denver finished shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 13 tries. They made 12 of their 30 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 17 while Denver accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Paul Djobet is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played for 34 minutes and also collected 11 boards. He ended up with 27 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Omaha will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-12 on the campaign. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Omaha is snagging 34.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 324 assists this season, which is 162nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Mavericks are hitting 35.0% on three-point shots (201 of 575) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They average 76.6 pts per contest (182nd in Division 1) while connecting on 46.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Mavericks have forced 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 fouls. They rank 318th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 346 relinquished on the season. The Mavericks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.1% (633 of 1,434) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 238th in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.8).

For their last game, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks took home the win by a final score of 81-80 against St. Thomas. In reference to rebounding, North Dakota allowed St. Thomas to grab 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 20 and finished the game at 17 of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Fighting Hawks permitted St. Thomas to knock down 28 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.1% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Fighting Hawks ended up shooting 31 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. When discussing shooting from distance, North Dakota made 9 of their 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. St. Thomas was called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Fighting Hawks to the free throw line for 15 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Fighting Hawks snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this contest.

Garrett Anderson ended up being a factor for the Fighting Hawks for the matchup. He made 8 of 19 in the game giving him a rate of 42.1%, and tallied 1 rebound. He scored 20 points in his 28 mins on the court and accumulated 3 dimes for this contest.

North Dakota has a win-loss mark of 13-12 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Fighting Hawks are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 256th in college. North Dakota has 1,944 pts for the year (77.8 per game) and they average 33.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per contest (328th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per contest. The Fighting Hawks are committing 20.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Fighting Hawks defensively are ranked 262nd in college in PPG given up with 76.8. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (347th in D-1). The North Dakota defense concedes 36.4% on 3-pointers (207 of 568) and their opponents are converting on 69.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 15.4 assists and 35.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 306th and 226th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Dakota

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