North Dakota St. Bison Look to Prolong Winning Streak Against Illinois St. Redbirds
North Dakota State and Illinois State meet on Sunday in Normal, Illinois with both teams trying to better their records. The Bison have won three straight and five of the
Game outlook
North Dakota State and Illinois State meet on Sunday in Normal, Illinois with both teams trying to better their records. The Bison have won three straight and five of the last seven and are looking to continue their hot streak while the Redbirds had a three-game winning streak snapped by Norfolk State last Saturday but have won their first two Missouri Valley Conference games. Neither team is reporting any injuries ahead of the matchup.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Bison +143 | Redbirds -175
Spread: Bison +4 (-110) | Redbirds -4 (-110)
Total: Over/Under 134.5 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Illinois St. will win straight-up is 64%.
North Dakota St. Bison
North Dakota State is ranked 167 in power ranking, scoring an average of 73.44 points per game and allowing an average of 69.4 points per game. Boden Skunberg is the leading scorer with an average of 13.5 points per game and Damari Wheeler-Thomas is the second leading scorer averaging 13.4 points per game. Wheeler-Thomas also leads with an average of 3.2 assists and Skunberg leads in steals with an average of 1.0 per game. Tajavis Miller leads in rebounds per contest with an average of 5.3 while Jeremiah Burke leads in blocked shots with an average of 0.5 per game.
Illinois St. Redbirds Analysis
Dalton Banks leads the Redbirds in scoring with 11.3 points per game and assists with 3.4 per game. Myles Foster leads the team in rebounds with 7.2 and steals with 1.1 per game, while Darius Burford leads in field goal percentage with 41.8%. Illinois State Redbirds have a power ranking of 256, ranking #325 in offense (scoring an average of 66.2 points per game) and #59 in defense (allowing an average of 65.6 points per game). Dalton Banks leads the team in scoring (11.3 points per game) and assists (3.4 per game), shooting 42.4% overall, while Myles Foster leads the team in rebounds (7.2 per game) and steals (1.1 per game), and Darius Burford leads in field goal percentage (41.8%). The Redbirds shoot an average of 40.94% from the field, 69.57% from the line, and 28.45% from 3-point territory, and allow an average of 41.0% from the field, 74.71% from the line, and 33.02% from 3-point range.