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North Dakota State
27-7 · SRS +3.9
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Michigan State#11
25-7 · SRS +15.1
Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 4:05 PM ET Neutral site
Model pick · straight up
Michigan State
North Dakota State 22%Michigan State 78%
Confidence
78%
Moneylines
+850 / -1450
⚠ SIGNAL CONFLICT: 3/4 metrics favor North Dakota State, but model picks Michigan State
Season ProfileNorth Dakota State · Michigan State
79% Win % 81%
+3.9 SRS +15.1
-0.9 Schedule (opp SRS) +6.5
+15.6 Net Efficiency +15.9
OffenseNorth Dakota State · Michigan State
81.1 Points / game 78.8
116.5 Offensive rating 117.6
54.7% eFG% 53.8%
35.9% 3P% 35.1%
73.9% FT% 76.3%
68.4 Pace 66.3
Defense & Ball ControlNorth Dakota State · Michigan State
69.8 Opp points / game 67.8
100.9 Defensive rating 101.7
51.4% Opp eFG% 48.0%
15.4 Turnover ratio 17.1
31.2% Off. rebound % 31.3%
31.2% FT rate 36.7%
Recent FormNorth Dakota State · Michigan State
+11.3 Last-10 margin +0.5
81.2 Last-10 PPG 77.2
80% Last-5 win % 80%
3 Win streak -1
70% Close-game win % 71%
1 Days rest 5
Head to Headlast 5 meetings
No prior meetings in the dataset.
Team stats are the pre-game rolling numbers the model saw at each team's most recent game — season-to-date, no future information. Straight-up prediction only; against-the-spread picks live on the ATS card.