Omaha Mavericks

The Mavericks won six times as underdogs in 2025-26, every one at plus money, the longest 60-55 at Portland State at +550. Against the spread they finished level, 14 covers and 14 misses.

December turned it

November cost 5.78 units at 3-6, with one cover in six and a 99-73 loss at LSU among the misses. December paid 5.45 back at 4-2: the win at Portland State as 12.5-point underdogs, then 85-82 at Lamar at +195.

The plus-money side

The other four underdog wins came in conference play: 73-62 at Oral Roberts at +102, 80-71 over South Dakota State at +120, 84-82 at Denver at +114 and 98-94 over St. Thomas at +170. Over 21 underdog games the moneyline still lost 2.49 units, because the other 15 were losses, and the season total finished 1.69 down.

January was the best month against the spread, six covers in nine, including a 77-60 win at Kansas City laying 4.5, in the same month that Kansas City had won at Omaha. February added three straight covered wins, over St. Thomas, Denver and Oral Roberts, before an 89-72 loss at South Dakota and a 68-53 loss at St. Thomas getting 11.5 closed the regular schedule.

Laying points

Favored eight times, Omaha won six and covered five. The two favorite losses both came at home in January: 73-66 to Kansas City at -440 and 68-64 to South Dakota at -305. At home overall they covered 6 of 10; away, 7 of 15.

North Dakota State

North Dakota State beat Omaha three times, the last 74-50 in the conference tournament semifinal, though Omaha covered two of the three. South Dakota, met three times, won twice.

The total

The Mavericks’ 29 totals finished 15 under and 14 over, from a team that scored 75.97 and allowed 76.42.

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