Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Saturday as host North Dakota looks to handle the Western Illinois Leathernecks in NCAAB action.

North Dakota will face the 1-2 Leathernecks, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Sioux are 0-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Leathernecks are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



View Western Illinois vs North Dakota Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Sioux rated this week at No. 27 and the Leathernecks sitting at No. 237. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 80-70 result in favor of the Sioux.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature North Dakota's No. 51-rated squad against Western Illinois's No. 171-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, North Dakota rates No. 206 in the country with 5.8 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 330 nationally with 3.3 per match.

Defensively, Western Illinois features the nation's No. 213-rated defense on the road, allowing 73 points per game. North Dakota, meanwhile, comes in at No. 84 nationally in scoring at home.

Western Illinois won its last outing, an 84-49 result against Greenville Il on November 22. The battle between the Leathernecks and Panthers didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Greenville Il was handed an 84-49 defeat on Tuesday at Western Hall.

North Dakota was an 88-81 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Montana. North Dakota got 20 points from Aaron Anderson en route to an 88-81 victory over Montana on Wednesday at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.

Next up:
Western Illinois home to North Dakota State, Thursday, December 1
North Dakota home to Jamestown, Wednesday, November 30