North Dakota State vs. UMKC Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The North Dakota State Bison (12-5, 2-0 Summit League) visit the UMKC Roos (4-12, 1-1 Summit League) at Swinney Recreation Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Bison are 10.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under in the matchup is set at 144.5.

Their last time out, North Dakota State won on Saturday 79-77 against Oral Roberts in overtime. Markhi Strickland's team-high 15 points led North Dakota State in the win. UMKC took care of business in its last matchup 73-66 against Omaha on Saturday. Karmello Branch's team-high 20 points paced UMKC in the win.

North Dakota State vs. UMKC Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri
• Spread favorite: North Dakota State -10.5
• Moneyline favorite: North Dakota State -549
• Moneyline underdog: UMKC +403
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: North Dakota State vs. UMKC

• North Dakota State and its opponents have combined to exceed Thursday's over/under of 144.5 points 10 times this season.
• In UMKC's 13 games this season, seven finished with more combined points than Thursday's over/under of 144.5.
• The Bison average 80.9 points per game against the Roos' 71.8, amounting to 8.2 points over the contest's point total of 144.5.
• The 151.5 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 7.0 more than the 144.5-point total in this contest.
• North Dakota State has seen a 151.0 average over/under in its games this season, 6.5 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• UMKC's games have an average over/under of 153.1 points this season, 8.6 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: North Dakota State vs. UMKC

• In North Dakota State's 14 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The Bison have been favored by 10.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Against the spread, UMKC is 5-8-0 this season.
• The Roos have been underdogs by 10.5 points or more seven times this year and are 3-4 ATS in those contests.
• UMKC has covered the spread once at home, and is 0-3 overall there, this season.
• Away from home, North Dakota State is 4-3 against the spread, and 3-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: North Dakota State vs. UMKC

• North Dakota State has won seven of the nine games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Bison have been at least a -549 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 84.6% chance of a victory for North Dakota State.
• UMKC has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 12 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (8.3%) in those games.
• This season, the Roos have been a moneyline underdog of -549 or more six times, losing every contest.
• UMKC has an implied victory probability of 19.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.