North Dakota State vs. CSU Bakersfield Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 8

The North Dakota State Bison (1-2) visit the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (1-0) at Icardo Center, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The Bison are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is 157.5.

North Dakota State enters this contest after a 79-70 loss to San Francisco on Friday. In the losing effort, Rob Diaz III led North Dakota State with 18 points. CSU Bakersfield heads into this contest on the heels of a 93-54 win over Stanton on Thursday. Kjay Bradley Jr. scored 23 points in CSU Bakersfield's victory, leading the team.

North Dakota State vs. CSU Bakersfield Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California
• Spread favorite: North Dakota State -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: North Dakota State -146
• Moneyline underdog: CSU Bakersfield +120
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: North Dakota State vs. CSU Bakersfield

• North Dakota State played 10 games with more than 157.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total, last season.
• A total of 12 CSU Bakersfield's games last season (out of 30) had more than 157.5 total points scored.
• These teams averaged a combined 153.4 points per game a season ago, 4.1 fewer points than the over/under of 157.5 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 5.1 fewer points per game (152.4) last season than this game's over/under of 157.5 points.
• North Dakota State's average point total in matchups last year was 150.6, 6.9 points less than the total in this game.
• The average total in CSU Bakersfield's games in 2025 was 2.2 fewer points than the point total of 157.5 for this game.

Betting the Spread: North Dakota State vs. CSU Bakersfield

• North Dakota State covered 18 times in 32 chances against the spread last season.
• The Bison had an ATS record of 13-9 when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites last season.
• CSU Bakersfield covered 12 times in 30 chances against the spread last season.
• The Roadrunners were an underdog by 2.5 points or more 25 times last season, and covered the spread in 11 of those contests.
• At home last season, CSU Bakersfield was 4-11 overall and 6-9 against the spread.
• At home last season, as a 2.5-point underdog or more, CSU Bakersfield had one win ATS (1-2).
• Away from home last season, North Dakota State was 9-6 against the spread and 10-5 overall.
• Away from home, as a 2.5-point favorite or more, North Dakota State was 5-3 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: North Dakota State vs. CSU Bakersfield

• North Dakota State was favored on the moneyline 25 total times last season. It went 22-3 in those games.
• The Bison finished 19-2 last year (winning 90.5% of their games) when they played as a moneyline favorite of -146 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, North Dakota State's implied win probability is 59.3%.
• CSU Bakersfield was an underdog 26 times last season and won three, or 11.5%, of those games.
• The Roadrunners were 3-22 last season when entering a game as an underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
• CSU Bakersfield has a 45.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.