North Dakota State Bison

As favorites in 2025-26 the Bison won 22 of 25, and one unit on each of those moneylines made 4.32, a return only six Division I teams beat. They lost once at home all season, at -1100.

Short prices that paid

North Dakota State went 27-7 and was favored in 25 of those games. The Bison lost only three times as favorites, and the 25 favorite moneylines finished 4.32 units up, seventh among 361 Division I teams. They covered 15 of those 25 spreads. Two of the three favorite defeats came on consecutive December days at the Sun Bowl Invitational: 74-73 to UC Irvine at -115 and 76-66 to UTEP at -135.

January was the cleanest stretch: 8-0, all eight as favorites, 2.73 units, though only five covers. The run ended on 5 February with the one home defeat of the season, 78-71 to Denver at -1100. At home the Bison were 13-1 and covered 7 of 11.

The season line

Over 34 games NDSU covered 18 of 31, 58.1%, and a unit on all 30 priced games made 4.72. On the road they went 10-5 and covered 9 of 15. The two best prices they won at were 99-94 at Drake at +195 and 81-72 at Montana at +145, both in December.

Summit League opponents

Three Summit opponents met the Bison three times each, and lost all nine: Oral Roberts, Omaha and North Dakota, the last of those wins the Summit League final. The covers were thinner: one each against Oral Roberts and Omaha, two against North Dakota.

The season ended with an East Region opener in the NCAA field, where Michigan State won 92-67.

The total

Seventeen unders, 14 overs. The Bison scored 80.74 points a game and allowed 69.59, and only six times all season were they the underdog.

Questions and answers