North Dakota State Bison (4-4) vs. Utah Valley Wolverines (4-2)

Birmingham, Alabama; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -5.5; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: Utah Valley squares off against North Dakota State at Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Wolverines are 4-2 in non-conference play. Utah Valley leads the WAC in rebounding, averaging 38.7 boards. Carter Welling paces the Wolverines with 7.6 rebounds.

The Bison are 4-4 in non-conference play. North Dakota State ranks fifth in the Summit League giving up 74.4 points while holding opponents to 47.0% shooting.

Utah Valley's average of 5.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.6 per game North Dakota State gives up. North Dakota State has shot at a 44.7% clip from the field this season, 3.2 percentage points greater than the 41.5% shooting opponents of Utah Valley have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dominick Nelson is shooting 48.3% and averaging 15.3 points for the Wolverines.

Jacari White is averaging 18 points for the Bison.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.