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Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (11-15, 5-8 Summit League) at Omaha Mavericks (13-15, 6-7 Summit League)
Omaha, Nebraska; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -3.5; over/under is 155
BOTTOM LINE: Oral Roberts takes on the Omaha Mavericks after Issac McBride scored 23 points in Oral Roberts’ 78-65 loss to the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks.
The Mavericks are 10-3 on their home court. Omaha is 8-8 against opponents over .500.
The Golden Eagles are 5-8 in conference play. Oral Roberts ranks eighth in the Summit League with 33.2 rebounds per game led by Jailen Bedford averaging 6.8.
Omaha’s average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game is 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Oral Roberts allows. Oral Roberts averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than Omaha gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Marquel Sutton is averaging 12.2 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Mavericks. Frankie Fidler is averaging 22.7 points over the last 10 games for Omaha.
Kareem Thompson averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Eagles, scoring 12.9 points while shooting 38.8% from beyond the arc. McBride is shooting 46.5% and averaging 21.5 points over the past 10 games for Oral Roberts.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 4-6, averaging 80.7 points, 33.0 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points per game.
Golden Eagles: 3-7, averaging 72.3 points, 33.3 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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