The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies and North Dakota State Bison meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Scheels Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies Betting Preview
The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies are averaging 75.1 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 70 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Andrew Rohde is averaging 16.2 points and 3.8 assists, while Parker Bjorklund is averaging 14.7 points and 5 rebounds. Riley Miller is the third double-digit scorer and Brooks Allen is dishing 2.3 assists. The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The St. Thomas – Minnesota Tommies are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.3 rebounds per game.
The North Dakota State Bison Betting Preview
The North Dakota State Bison are averaging 73 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 72.9 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Grant Nelson is averaging 17.6 points and 9 rebounds, while Boden Skunberg is averaging 14.3 points and 5 rebounds. Andrew Morgan is the third double-digit scorer and Tajavis Miller is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The North Dakota State Bison are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 69.5 percent from the free throw line. The North Dakota State Bison are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
St. Thomas vs North Dakota State Trends
The Tommies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bison are 9-19-2 ATS in their last 30 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 6-1 in Tommies last 7 Thursday games. The under is 3-0-1 in Bison last 4 overall.\
Randy’s Free Pick
Both teams are playing great ball and that makes the underdog attractive. However, St. Thomas has had issues on the road this season and loses in the underdog role by an average of 10.7 points. St. Thomas is 5-8 ATS on the road this season. I’ll lay the bucket with the North Dakota State Bison.
Randy Chambers’s Free Pick: North Dakota State Bison -3
