North Dakota hosts Abmas and Oral Roberts

Published Jan. 21, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (16-4, 7-0 Summit) at North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (7-13, 1-6 Summit)

Grand Forks, North Dakota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: North Dakota -13.5; over/under is 149.5

BOTTOM LINE: Oral Roberts plays the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks after Max Abmas scored 22 points in Oral Roberts' 92-69 win against the North Dakota State Bison.

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The Fightin' Hawks have gone 5-6 in home games. North Dakota is seventh in the Summit scoring 68.3 points while shooting 43.1% from the field.

The Golden Eagles are 7-0 in Summit play. Oral Roberts scores 84.2 points while outscoring opponents by 12.1 points per game.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalun Trent is averaging 5.1 points for the Fightin' Hawks. B.J. Omot is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games for North Dakota.

Abmas is averaging 21.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Golden Eagles. Connor Vanover is averaging 12 points, 6.2 rebounds and three blocks over the last 10 games for Oral Roberts.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin' Hawks: 2-8, averaging 68.4 points, 33.0 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 4.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points per game.

Golden Eagles: 9-1, averaging 82.4 points, 31.0 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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