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The No. 8 Creighton Bluejays (1-0) welcome the North Dakota State Bison (2-0) to the CHI Health Center Omaha Saturday. Tip is set for 2 p.m. ET (FS2). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the North Dakota State vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Creighton, which is No. 8 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, is coming off a 105-54 win over the Florida A&M Rattlers, covering as a 35.5-point home favorite. G Trey Alexander, who was a staple of the team that made a deep postseason run last season, notched a team-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting. C Ryan Kalkbrenner, a 7-foot-1 junior, scored 9 points.
North Dakota State covered as a 3.5-point favorite in an 80-76 win at the Western Michigan Broncos as the Over (143.5) hit Monday, and then it beat the Mount Marty Lancers 93-66 Wednesday in a game that was off the board. G Boden Skunberg has led the way through 2 games, averaging 21.0 points.
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Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 11:32 p.m. ET.
Creighton 87, North Dakota State 62
PASS.
Even if you can find a line, don’t play it. Avoid the moneyline here.
BET CREIGHTON -24.5 (-110).
Creighton made the Elite Eight last season and has many of the key pieces back. It has a lengthy and athletic roster with many players that are capable of making difficult shots. It destroyed Florida A&M in the opener and didn’t take the gas off at all, outscoring the Rattlers by 22 in the 2nd half.
North Dakota State lost to Creighton by 25 in 2021 and barely covered its 1st game of the season — a 4-point win as a 3.5-point favorite. Given it went to overtime, there was a high probability it wouldn’t have covered. Creighton has outplayed expectations, while North Dakota State hasn’t.
Take CREIGHTON -24.5 (-110).
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LEAN OVER 147.5 (-105).
North Dakota State has scored 86.5 points per game. It is 1-0 O/U this season and has allowed 71.0 PPG to 2 non-Power 5 programs as well. Creighton put up 105 on Florida A&M and allowed 54 as the Over (141.5) hit.
With an athletic and efficient team, it should be able to score with ease, and with its height, expect ample offensive boards for Creighton as well. Take the OVER 147.5 (-105).
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott will be moving to other job opportunities.
The chancellor released this statement about his work for the state: “It has been wonderful to be the chancellor and lead the North Dakota system for almost a decade. I am proud of the work we have done as a system during my tenure. I look forward to ensuring the continued success of the students we serve by assisting the Board during the upcoming legislative session.”
Hagerott said he will continue to serve the state of North Dakota as a professor of artificial intelligence and human security.
State Board of Higher Education Chair Tim Mihalick said the State Board of Higher Education is thankful for his leadership: “He has provided a systemwide vision to higher education that is student-centric and fiscally responsible. We look forward to continuing our work together through the next year and a half, to include the upcoming legislative session, and persisting in our shared systemwide higher education goals.”
He said his transition to teaching will be beneficial to the state in the future.
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Analysts think Doug Burgum could be named as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, sparking widespread interest in the North Dakota governor’s life, career, background and finances.
The 67-year-old has governed the state since 2016, but before entering politics he was a well-known businessman and led a software company that was acquired by Microsoft for more than $1 billion. Other business interests boosted his bank balance too; he spent millions on his own White House bid last year, briefly trying to run against Trump before dropping his plans and throwing his weight behind the former president.
Now Burgum’s name has been cited by several political commentators compiling lists about who may be chosen as Trump’s for Republican vice presidential candidate and bookmakers have said the odds are firmly in his favor. Being awarded the role would automatically create a favorite for the 2028 Republican nominee for president if Trump were to win and complete his second allowed term.
With just weeks to go until the GOP convention, political news outlet The Hill said Burgum was in the top three “most likely” contenders, along with senators J.D. Vance of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida.
Business magazine Forbes estimated last November that Burgum is a worth $100 million “at least.” The magazine said he is worth much more than his financial disclosures would suggest, though, because some of his riches are likely to have been disbursed in trusts for his three grown children.
The governor had relatively humble beginnings, working in his family’s grain elevator business through school and college at North Dakota State University, then becoming a chimney sweep before entering an MBA program at Stanford University.
Following the $1.1 billion sale of Great Plains Software in 2001 to the tech giant, Burgum became a senior vice president at Microsoft and was awarded more than 1.7 million Microsoft shares, which then were worth roughly $100 million, according to Forbes. He later left the firm and over the coming decades sold stock regularly as well as undergoing a costly divorce from his first wife, meaning that today the Microsoft stock is just a tiny fraction of his overall portfolio and is worth up to a $1 million.
But Burgum branched out into a string of other business ventures. He has also worked in real estate development and venture capital.
Some analysts have said money is a key factor playing to Burgum’s advantage because he appears to have been modeled in Trump’s own image. He has “two things Trump wants: a fat wallet and thick hair,” Bloomberg columnist and former political reporter Patricia Lopez joked in an opinion piece on Sunday.
While the Associated Press said: “Trump likes rich people. North Dakota’s two-term governor is most definitely rich.” Burgum and his wife, Kathryn, who are said to be extremely friendly with Trump and his team, would bring “money and rich friends to the table.”
Burgum has remained tight-lipped about the VP situation, but he has been a regular face on TV screens as he campaigns for Trump.
Trump told reporters in Philadelphia this weekend that he had chosen who he wanted to join him on the Republican ticket for November’s election but added that he had not yet revealed his choice to anyone.
Newsweek has reached out to Burgum via the governor’s office seeking further information and comment.
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FARGO — Overturning Roe vs. Wade on June 24, 2022, had major impacts for North Dakota.
“So within a few days of that, the Attorney General certified the trigger ban, and a 30-day time clock started running in North Dakota,” said Tammi Kromenaker, Red River Women’s Clinic director.
The trigger law prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy, except in the case of death or serious health risk.
“We had managed to get an injunction on the trigger ban, so it didn’t go into effect at the end of July,” said Kromenaker.
The ban prompted the state’s only clinic to provide abortions in downtown Fargo to make a move across the Red River into Moorhead.
The former building for the Red River Women’s Clinic that’s been in downtown Fargo for 24 years saw its last patient on August 3, 2022.
Kromenaker said the new location in Moorhead saw its first patient on August 10, 2022.
“We’re seeing about 10 to 15% more patients each week at our new space,” said Kromenaker.
She says no 24-hour waiting period is behind the increase and they’re expecting more patients from Iowa once that state’s six-week ban goes into effect.
“Many of our patients face a lot of economic obstacles. Our waiting room is often filled with a you know, cross section of our demographics that we serve in this area,” said Kromenaker.
The Red River Women’s Clinic is actively involved in a lawsuit with several OBGYN physicians in North Dakota against the state of North Dakota over
SB 2150
, which passed in 2023.
Twenty-one states have passed abortion bans, including North Dakota. It’s something executive director Bridget Turbide of North Dakota Right to Life has fought for for years.
“We have a public that is very pro-life,” Turbide said.
She says abortion bans across the country push them to focus more on educating mothers and funding pregnancy centers.
“We have pregnancy centers throughout the state that we really try to steer people towards. They help with everything from parenting classes to providing strollers, providing diapers, providing free ultrasounds, pregnancy tests,” said Turbide.
Despite the decision two years ago, it’s a fight that continues for both sides.
The Red River Women’s Clinic is working with state lawmakers for Medicaid reimbursements and the North Dakota Right to Life is working to bring educational training in 2025.
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