North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Preview & Odds — November 2, 2026
155OffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)MINN
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (366 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Matchup preview
North Dakota visits Minnesota on Monday, November 2 at 9:00 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), North Dakota scored 74.2 points per game (187th of 366) and allowed 79.6 (311th). Minnesota scored 69.4 points per game (296th of 366) and allowed 68.5 (38th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: North Dakota 105.5 (242nd), Minnesota 110.5 (124th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: North Dakota 114.2 (312th), Minnesota 104.2 (78th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: North Dakota −8.7 (291st), Minnesota +6.3 (91st). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
Minnesota is a 26.5-point favorite at home against North Dakota. The spread opened at Minnesota -27. The total is 148.5, up from 147 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (North Dakota +3500, Minnesota -15000) prices North Dakota at 3% and Minnesota at 97%.
Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.
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Odds and line movement
North Dakota +27 (-110)
North Dakota +26.5 (-105)
Minnesota -50000 98%
Minnesota -15000 97%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Best available prices on Nov 2
- North Dakota +26.5-104Bally Bet
- Minnesota -26.5+100Novig
- Over 148.5-108FanDuel
- Under 148.5-105BetMGM
- North Dakota+5000FanDuel
- Minnesota-6150Novig
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Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 2 times since 2019: North Dakota won 0 and Minnesota 2.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2020 | North Dakota 67, Minnesota 76 Minnesota won | ||
| Nov 24, 2019 | North Dakota 56, Minnesota 79 Minnesota won |
Meetings since 2019, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Result
After the final: score vs the closing line, the box score vs the close and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.
Teams
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Minnesota Golden Gophers
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