Denver vs. North Dakota Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Summit League Tournament
06 March 2026

The No. 6 seed Denver Pioneers (15-16, 8-8 Summit League) and the No. 3 seed North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (16-16, 10-6 Summit League) play in the Summit League Tournament Friday at Denny Sanford Premier Center, starting at 9:30 p.m. ET on Summit League Network. Denver is favored by 2.5 points. Both teams are looking to take another step toward a conference title and an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has an over/under of 160.5.
Denver is coming off of a 102-80 loss to Oral Roberts in its most recent game on Thursday. Carson Johnson recorded 22 points, zero rebounds and five assists for Denver. North Dakota's last contest on Saturday ended in a 96-63 loss to North Dakota State. Greyson Uelmen scored a team-high 12 points for North Dakota in the loss.
Denver vs. North Dakota Odds and Game Time
- When: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Spread favorite: Denver -2.5
- Moneyline favorite: Denver -168
- Moneyline underdog: North Dakota +137
- Over/Under: 160.5 points
How to watch Denver vs. North Dakota
- TV Channel: Summit League Network
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Betting the Over/Under: Denver vs. North Dakota
- A total of 17 of Denver's games this season have gone over Friday's over/under of 160.5 points.
- In North Dakota's 29 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Friday's over/under of 160.5.
- The Pioneers average 83.3 points per game and the Fightin' Hawks score 77.1, which is 0.1 points under the game's over/under of 160.5.
- These two teams give up a combined 161 points per game, 0.5 more than this contest's over/under.
- On average, Denver has seen a 166.1-point over/under in its games this season, 5.6 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- A difference of 5.2 points separates this contest's over/under (160.5 points) and the average over/under in North Dakota's games (155.3) this season.
Betting the Spread: Denver vs. North Dakota
- Denver is 17-10-1 against the spread this season.
- The Pioneers have an against the spread record of 4-5 in their nine games when favored by 2.5 points or more so far this season.
- In North Dakota's 29 games this year, it has 17 wins against the spread.
- This season, the Fightin' Hawks have an against-the-spread record of 9-9 in their 18 games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
- At home this year, North Dakota is 7-6 against the spread and 6-7 overall.
- At home, North Dakota is 3-3 ATS as a 2.5-point underdog or more.
- Denver is 6-11 overall, and 11-5-1 against the spread, on the road.
- Away from home, Denver has one win ATS (1-1) as 2.5-point favorites or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Denver vs. North Dakota
- Denver has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and won five (45.5%) of those contests.
- The Pioneers have a record of 4-3 when favored by -168 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Denver has a 62.7% chance to win.
- North Dakota has been victorious in eight, or 40%, of the 20 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
- This season, the Fightin' Hawks have been victorious five times in 17 chances when named as an underdog of at least +137 or longer on the moneyline.
- North Dakota has an implied victory probability of 42.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
