The St. Thomas Tommies take on the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in a matinee clash at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. North Dakota is favored by 1.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 146 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows St. Thomas is excellent in ball security on offense. The Tommies are in the top five nationally in committing a turnover on only 12.8 percent of possessions. St. Thomas is No. 1 in the Summit League in preventing steals for opponents, and the Tommies are No. 2 in the conference in making 77.9 percent of free-throw attempts. North Dakota is outside the top 350 nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, and the Fighting Hawks struggle to create havoc on the defensive end.

The model also knows North Dakota leads the Summit League in offensive rebounding. The Fighting Hawks are securing 27.5 percent of their own missed shots in conference play, and North Dakota is above-average in turnover avoidance and free-throw creation among Summit League teams offensively. North Dakota is making 73.7 percent of free-throw attempts, an above-average figure, and the Fighting Hawks assist on more than 46 percent of field goals, No. 2 in the Summit League. St. Thomas is last in the conference in defensive efficiency.

Now, it has set its sights on St. Thomas vs. North Dakota. We can tell you the model is leaning over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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