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Backing the Fighting Hawks in all 30 priced games of 2025-26 made 16.52 units, a return seven Division I teams beat. They covered 21 of 32 spreads, 11 of 15 on the road.

Getting paid as underdogs

North Dakota were underdogs in 24 games, won 10 and covered 16. The 22 priced underdog moneylines made 16.34 units, tenth in the country. The prices were long: 90-88 over Winthrop at +625 on 18 December, and twice +575 against St. Thomas, 81-80 away on 29 January and 67-66 in the Summit League semifinal on 7 March.

One unit on the Hawks to win, every game0-5+5+10+15+16.52 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 30 priced 2025-26 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Those St. Thomas games are the season in miniature. Three meetings, two wins, two covers, and 10.5 units on the moneyline.

Covering

Twenty-one covers in 32, 65.6%: 11 teams covered more often and one matched it. On the road it was 11 of 15, 73.3%, a rate bettered by nine teams and matched by one, with 6.97 units on 13 priced away moneylines. At home, 7 covers in 13 and 4.44 units.

The Hawks at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (16)won 9 (56.2%)covered 7 of 13 (53.8%)Away (15)won 7 (46.7%)covered 11 of 15 (73.3%)Favorite (8)won 5 (62.5%)covered 5 of 8 (62.5%)Underdog (24)won 10 (41.7%)covered 16 of 24 (66.7%)50%
2025-26 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

January

Seven wins in nine, seven covers, 11.85 units. November had been the slow start, 3-6 and 2.81 units down.

The Hawks 2025-26 regular season, game by game2025-11-03 at Alabama Crimson Tide 62-912025-11-06 v UC Riverside Highlanders 70-742025-11-09 v Cal State Northridge Matadors 85-932025-11-11 v Mayville State Comets 128-582025-11-15 at UC Riverside Highlanders 76-742025-11-19 at Creighton Bluejays 60-752025-11-22 v Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 58-752025-11-23 at Western Illinois Leathernecks 78-692025-11-28 at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 55-922025-12-03 at Idaho Vandals 58-902025-12-06 v Montana Grizzlies 75-792025-12-10 v Crown Polars 89-432025-12-13 v Western Illinois Leathernecks 66-692025-12-18 v Winthrop Eagles 90-882025-12-21 at Nebraska Cornhuskers 55-782025-12-28 v Dakota State Trojans 88-562026-01-01 v Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 72-612026-01-03 v South Dakota State Jackrabbits 90-872026-01-08 at Omaha Mavericks 79-902026-01-10 at Kansas City Roos 81-792026-01-15 v St. Thomas Tommies 80-912026-01-17 v South Dakota Coyotes 96-802026-01-22 at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 79-622026-01-24 at Denver Pioneers 93-862026-01-29 at St. Thomas Tommies 81-802026-02-05 v Omaha Mavericks 76-732026-02-07 v Denver Pioneers 79-982026-02-11 at South Dakota Coyotes 72-712026-02-14 v North Dakota State Bison 66-832026-02-19 v Kansas City Roos 85-702026-02-21 at South Dakota State Jackrabbits 83-912026-02-28 at North Dakota State Bison 63-962026-03-06 v Denver Pioneers 83-672026-03-07 v St. Thomas Tommies 67-662026-03-08 v North Dakota State Bison 62-70Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
18-17 in 35 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The rival they could not beat

North Dakota State won all three meetings, the third the Summit League final on 8 March; North Dakota covered one. Denver took one of three, a 98-79 win at North Dakota at -162. Kansas City and South Dakota were beaten twice each, North Dakota covering all four.

The Hawks against the teams they played mostDenver Pioneers2-1, covered 2North Dakota State Bison0-3, covered 1St. Thomas Tommies2-1, covered 2Kansas City Roos2-0, covered 2Omaha Mavericks1-1, covered 1Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2-0, covered 2South Dakota Coyotes2-0, covered 2South Dakota State Jackrabbits1-1, covered 2
2025-26 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Questions and answers

Is North Dakota a good underdog bet?

In 2025-26 the 22 priced underdog moneylines made 16.34 units, tenth in Division I, with 16 covers in 24 games as underdogs.

How did the Fighting Hawks do against North Dakota State?

Three defeats, including the Summit League final, and one cover.

Do the Fighting Hawks cover on the road?

They covered 11 of 15 away games in 2025-26, 73.3%.

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