{"id":135159,"date":"2017-03-14T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=135159"},"modified":"2017-03-14T00:21:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T04:21:28","slug":"north-dakota-fighting-hawks-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/north-dakota-fighting-hawks-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota Fighting Hawks \u2013 March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Overall: 22-9, Conf: 14-4)<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Team Strengths<\/h3>\n<p>North Dakota (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+100,000<\/strong><\/a>) is making its NCAA Tournament debut, but it would be overly optimistic for us\u2014even for them\u2014to expect the Fighting Hawks to move past the first round against a second-seeded powerhouse in Arizona. The Big Sky champs should still have enough to flirt with an upset, however.<\/p>\n<p>They have a variety of options to choose from for their offense that racks almost 80 points per contest on a solid 48 percent shooting. There\u2019s Quinton Hooker (19.1), Geno Crandall (15.6) and Corey Baldwin (10.3), the team\u2019s double-digit scorers this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<p>Defense and rebounding. Those are the areas where the Fighting Hawks are totally vulnerable. They average just 35.1 boards as a team, a result of their lack in size, and allow opposing teams to score 75 points against them.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Statistics (from teamrankings.com)<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat<\/th>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Points Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>78.7<\/th>\n<th>\u00a0#45<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Rebounds\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>35.1<\/th>\n<th>#190<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Blocks\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>2.8<\/th>\n<th>#227<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>3-Point Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>38.4<\/th>\n<th>\u00a0#36<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Free Throw Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>\u00a073.2<\/th>\n<th>#88<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Starting Lineup<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>PPG<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Drick Bernstine<\/th>\n<th>\u00a07.9<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Conner Avants<\/th>\n<th>9.8<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Geno Crandall<\/th>\n<th>15.6<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Corey Baldwin<\/th>\n<th>\u00a010.3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Quinton Hooker<\/th>\n<th>19.1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Again, North Dakota (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+100,000<\/strong><\/a>) gets eliminated in the first round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and place your\u00a0bets already for March Madness 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" 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