Indiana State Sycamores vs North Dakota State Bison Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/13/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Monday, December 13, 2021

Venue:  Scheels Center, Fargo, ND

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Indiana State +2.5, North Dakota State -2.5; Over/Under:  142 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Indiana State +2.5, North Dakota State -2.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Indiana State +2.5, North Dakota State -2.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

 

Indiana State Sycamores:  4-5 (8th place, MVC)

North Dakota State Bison:  6-4 (4th place, Summit League)

 

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Indiana State Sycamores:  1-4 last 5

North Dakota State Bison:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Indiana State is coming into this game with a 4-5 record overall and they are 1-3 in their road games this regular season. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 4 game losing streak that they were on. Their 4 losses in that span were against the Oklahoma Sooners, the New Mexico State Aggies, the Ball State Cardinals, and the Loyola Ramblers while their win came against the Miami RedHawks in their last game. Cameron Henry led the team in points in that game with 21 while Cooper Neese was next on the team with 20 points. Simon Wilbar also scored 10 points in that one as well. Henry led the team in assists in that game with 5 while he and Cam Crawford both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They are 46.1% from the field, 33.6% from 3-point range, and 72% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 73.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 74.9 PPG against them. Indiana State has an ATS record of 5-3 this season and their O/U record is 6-2.

 

 

NDSU is coming into this contest with a 6-4 record overall and they are 5-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Montana State Bobcats while their 2 wins in that span came against the Northland College LumberJacks and the Cal State Northridge Matadors in their last game. Rocky Kreuser and Grant Nelson both led the team in points in that game against CSU Northridge with 18 each while Tyree Eady was next on the team with 9 points. Sam Griesel led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Kreuser led the team in rebounds with 14. They are 42.5% from the field, 32.1% from 3-point range, and 73.9% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 68.5 PPG and the North Dakota State defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.1 PPG against them. North Dakota State has an ATS record of 2-6 this season and their O/U record is 2-6.

 

North Dakota State is coming into this matchup as a 2.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. ND State has been playing much better than Indiana State has been in their recent games winning 2 of their last 3 coming into this while Indiana State is coming off of a win but that snapped a 4 game losing streak. Indiana State has also been bad on the road this season winning just 1 of their 4 road games while ND State is a perfect 5-0 at home this season. Indiana State is averaging a bit more points on offense but they do not play defense as well as ND State does and that could be a major factor here. The best bet to place in this game is on ND State to cover the spread here.

 

Indiana State North Dakota State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, December 13, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is ND State 68 Indiana State 60.

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Indiana State Sycamores: 23-38 O/U in all games. 7-15 O/U when the line is +3 to -3. 4-9 O/U in December games. 11-27 O/U after 2 straight games with 9 or less offensive rebounds. 13-22 O/U after 1 or more consecutive unders. 3-10 O/U after having lost 2 of their last 3 games. 6-16 O/U off a home win. 7-18 O/U after playing a home game.

North Dakota State Bison: 8-19 O/U after a non-conference game. 7-16 O/U after 2 consecutive non-conference games. 7-17 O/U in non-conference games. 1-6 O/U after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread. 

 

 

Indiana State Sycamores:  T. Key (G) out for season - Shoulder injury.

North Dakota State Bison:  None.

 

 

"He didn't leave. He came back, and by January of his [third] year] was one of our top eight players. Last year, he came off the bench, didn't complain, and led the league in field goal percentage and assists. I have so much respect for him. If adversity reveals who you are? Then I know who that kid is. I have so much respect for him." - Josh Schertz on Xavier Bledson.

 

 

"It was a good, hard-fought battle. CSUN is a well-coached team. I know (CSUN's) record doesn't always show it, but we really came out and played hard (tonight). We did a great job on the glass, we really got the game off to a good start. Tempo was aggressive, we pounded it inside, Grant Nelson and Rocky Kreuser did a great job, both finishing with 18 points. Rocky topped it off with 14 rebounds. But it was a total team effort. Almost everyone scored and got in the game (tonight). It probably wasn't the prettiest of games right there, but we got on a 14-2 run I believe there in the second half to kind of pull away and give our guys an opportunity to win down the stretch." - Kyan Brown on his team’s win against CSUN.

 

 

 

C. Henry 

J. Larry 

C. Neese 

K. Stephens 

Micah Thomas

 

J. Cook 

T. Eady 

R. Kreuser 

D. McKinney

G. Nelson

 

 

PPG: C. Neese (15.1)

APG: C. Henry (3.9)

Reb/G: C. Henry (6.4)

 

PPG: R. Kreuser (14.1)

APG: T. Eady (2.8)

Reb/G: R. Kreuser (8.1)

 

Coaches:

Indiana State Sycamores: Josh Schertz (1st season)

North Dakota State Bison: David Richman (8th season)