Perhaps NDSU is one of the Summit League favorites, and the Bison have been winning lately, but recent successes haven't been always comfy, such as last Saturday's 1-point escape vs. Northern Arizona. Western Michigan transfer G Markhi Strickland is leading NDSU with 14.6 ppg but doesn't shoot 3s, where the Bison (barely 32% from deep) could use some more help. Meanwhile, Rod Barnes' Bakersfield has taken a few lumps but also hasn't lost yet on the blue floor of its Icardo Center, where it is 3-0 this season. Barnes might have found a nice sleeper from the portal in ex-Alabama A&M G Dailin Smith, leading the Roadrunners at 17.1 ppg. Play CS Bakersfield