Halftime Report

Kansas City is on the road but looking no worse for wear. After one quarter, neither squad has the contest in the bag, but Kansas City leads 34-32 over North Dakota.

If Kansas City keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 11-9 in no time. On the other hand, North Dakota will have to make due with a 7-14 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

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Kansas City Roos @ North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Current Records: Kansas City 10-9, North Dakota 7-13

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After three games on the road, North Dakota is heading back home. They and the Kansas City Roos will face off in a Summit battle at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks are expected to win (but not by much) so they better bring their A-game into this one.

North Dakota is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since November 7, 2023 on Thursday. They took a serious blow against S. Dak. State, falling 109-73. The Fighting Hawks haven't had much luck with the Jackrabbits recently, as the team's come up short the last ten times they've met.

Meanwhile, Kansas City couldn't handle N. Dak. State on Thursday and fell 71-64. The Roos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

North Dakota's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Kansas City, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. North Dakota hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 76.9 points per game. However, it's not like Kansas City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 75.7. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

North Dakota lost to Kansas City at home by a decisive 65-47 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can North Dakota avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

North Dakota is a slight 1-point favorite against Kansas City, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line on this game has moved a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Roos as a 1-point favorite.


The over/under is 146.5 points.

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Series History

North Dakota and Kansas City both have 4 wins in their last 8 games.

  • Feb 10, 2024 - Kansas City 65 vs. North Dakota 47
  • Jan 13, 2024 - North Dakota 82 vs. Kansas City 69
  • Feb 18, 2023 - North Dakota 81 vs. Kansas City 73
  • Jan 19, 2023 - North Dakota 77 vs. Kansas City 60
  • Feb 17, 2022 - Kansas City 80 vs. North Dakota 65
  • Jan 22, 2022 - Kansas City 79 vs. North Dakota 74
  • Jan 03, 2021 - Kansas City 77 vs. North Dakota 53
  • Jan 02, 2021 - North Dakota 52 vs. Kansas City 45