Oral Roberts vs North Dakota State Prediction 1/3/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and the North Dakota State Bison meet Saturday in college basketball action from Schools Center in Fargo. Here’s an Oral Roberts vs North Dakota State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Oral Roberts vs North Dakota State pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Betting Preview

The Eagles managed to go just 3-7 over their first 10 games this year. Oral Roberts fell to Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Belmont, Oklahoma, Florida Gulf Coast, Rice and Weber State in that time. The Eagles would beat Montana State and Ecclesia before losses to Missouri State, TCU and Texas-Arlington in the next five, giving the team a 5-10 record through their first 15 outings.

In the North Dakota game on Thursday, the Golden Eagles went into the second half with a 37-20 deficit. Oral Roberts got better from there on a 41-35 advantage but still ended up losing 72-61 in the end. Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams led the team with 20 points and five boards while Connor Dow chipped in with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes during the loss.

North Dakota State Bison Betting Preview

Over on the Bison’s side, they put up a 5-2 run to start the year featuring losses to Oregon State and UC Davis. After another loss to Arkansas State, the Bison beat Montana, Northern Arizona, Cal State Bakersfield, Drake and Minnesota Crookston ahead of losses to UC Irvine and UTEP in the next pair. Over 15 games that would give the Bison a 10-5 opening run.

Matched up against South Dakota on Wednesday, North Dakota State was up by eight points going into the second half. The Bison hit a 46-31 advantage the rest of the way and took the win 84-61 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Treyson Anderson with 14 points and five boards. Trevian Carson added 13 points with seven assists and seven rebounds as well.

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles @ North Dakota State Bison Betting Trends: January 3, 2026

Why the North Dakota State Bison will win

• North Dakota State has won each of its last 10 games at Scheels Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Oral Roberts has lost each of its last nine day games against the Summit League.
• North Dakota State has won the first half in each of its last six games at Scheels Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Oral Roberts vs North Dakota State Prediction

I’ll stick with North Dakota State. The Bison didn’t have too many issues versus South Dakota in their last outing, shooting 55 percent from the field with 34 rebounds, 50 points in the paint and just eight turnovers. North Dakota State shot a tepid 7-of-25 (28 percent) from 3-point range and 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) from the line, though. It was a nice bounce-back effort for North Dakota State after consecutive losses with a combined 150 points surrendered in that pair.

As for Oral Roberts, they shot just 39.3 percent from the field, 20.8 percent (5-of-24) from outside and 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the line while getting out-rebounded 41-29 and coughing up 12 turnovers in their latest loss to North Dakota. The Eagles have now lost four straight games, scoring fewer than 63 points in each of those defeats.

Andrew Jett's Pick: North Dakota State Bison -13.5