Bruce Marshall
North Dakota at Portland St
Pick: Portland St
Looking for a sleeper in the Big Sky? Try upgraded Portland State, which recorded road wins as near DD dog at capable USF and Portland in late December. As often is the case in the Big Sky, transfers can make an immediate impact, and Viking HC Tyler Geving has a bundle of those, all contributing to superb balance (six DD scorers), which has allowed PSU to survive recent absence of high scorer F Braxton Tucker (16.8 ppg). Chippy North Dakota (79 ppg) likes to run, but Fighting Hawks risk playing right into the wheelhouse of go-go Vikes (88 ppg).