North Dakota State Bison vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota State Bison vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: North Dakota State (-4)

University Arena (MI) is the site where the Western Michigan Broncos (8-23 last year) will take on the North Dakota State Bison (16-17 last season) on Monday. Western Michigan opens as -4-point dogs from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 140.5.

The North Dakota State Bison stepped onto the hardwood against Oral Roberts and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-58 in their last contest. North Dakota State wrapped up the contest having earned a 32.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 59) and knocked down 2 of their 13 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Bison buried 18 of 24 shots for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 7 assists for the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defense, North Dakota State allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the floor on 30 of 62 shooting. Oral Roberts doled out 20 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. In addition, Oral Roberts pulled down 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Oral Roberts ended up going 90.5% from the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 21 attempts. They also made 13 of 38 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Bison walked away with 17 and Oral Roberts recorded 16 fouls.

Boden Skunberg is one player who came through in this contest. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and collected 8 boards. He shot 54.5% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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North Dakota State heads into this matchup after finishing with a record of 16-17 last year. They had an average of 72.8 points per outing (149th in the nation) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The Bison connected on 33.6% on shots from downtown (247 of 735) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Dakota State collected 36.1 boards per game and tallied 370 assists last year, which had them ranked 299th in the country in terms of passing. They turned it over 11.5 times per game and as a group committed 15.4 personal fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Bison forced their opponents into 8.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They were 89th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 378 conceded last year. The Bison gave up a FG percentage of 44.1% (884 of 2,006) and they relinquished 33.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquished 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they were 272nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos took home the win by a final score of 81-65 when they played Central Michigan. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Western Michigan allowed Central Michigan to pull down 23 in all (1 on the offensive side). They went 36.4% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 22 and ended up going 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Broncos allowed Central Michigan to make 21 of their 50 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.0% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Broncos shot 30 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5%. In regard to 3-pointers, Western Michigan converted 14 out of their 30 attempts (46.7%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. Central Michigan committed 13 fouls in the matchup which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Broncos were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game.

Tray Maddox ended up being a factor for the Broncos for this contest. He had 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 7 of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Western Michigan had a mark of 8-23 last year. The Broncos committed 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they connected on 71.4% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 12.8 times per contest (204th in Division 1) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game. Western Michigan scored 2,166 points over the course of last season (69.9 per contest) and they pulled in 37.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Broncos shot 43.2% from the field, which was ranked 267th in college basketball.

The Western Michigan defense surrendered 36.1% on shots from distance (257 of 712) and their opposition knocked down 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 14.4 dimes and 32.3 boards per game, which was ranked 303rd and 67th in the nation. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court were 292nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.0. They forced their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (322nd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Dakota State (-4)

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