North Dakota State Bison vs Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors Prediction & Odds – November 14, 2026

North Dakota State travels to Honolulu to face Hawai'i in a matchup between teams with contrasting records. The Bison bring a 7-2 mark, while the Rainbow Warriors are 3-6 and seeking traction at home.

Game details and odds

Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 11:00 pm EST · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex

Total: 38.5 — over -110, under -110.

Draft Kings odds checked November 14, 2026 05:03 UTC. Odds subject to change.

Bison defense meets a road test

North Dakota State allows 11.9 points and 248.8 yards per game, giving it a defensive foundation for this trip. The Bison average 28.1 points and 157.4 rushing yards per game. That balance offers more than one way to move the ball, though their 2-2 away record warrants caution.

The Bison's recent results split sharply by location. They beat UTEP 31-7, Nevada 31-17 and Wyoming 28-0 in their three listed home games, but lost 21-16 at New Mexico and 13-7 at UNLV. Those road scores make offensive consistency the central question: North Dakota State stayed within reach in both defeats but did not score enough to win either. The shutout of Wyoming and seven points conceded to UTEP show what its recent winning scores looked like, without guaranteeing the same result away from home.

Rainbow Warriors seek to carry road momentum home

Hawai'i averages 278.8 passing yards per game, a potential route to challenging a Bison defense that allows 124.4 passing yards per game. Micah Alejado leads the Rainbow Warriors with 2,489 passing yards, while their defense allows 171.0 rushing yards per game. Hawai'i is 1-3 at home, making that matchup especially important.

Hawai'i arrives after consecutive road wins, edging UTEP 17-14 and beating Northern Illinois 56-21. Those scores show two different ways the Rainbow Warriors have won lately, but their preceding results were less encouraging: they lost 21-10 at home to New Mexico, 30-12 at Arizona State and 20-16 at home to San José State. The two listed home defeats both came with Hawai'i scoring 16 points or fewer. Bringing the recent road scoring into this home game would help change that pattern, though the UTEP win was a much tighter contest.

Injury news

North Dakota State Bison: No player statuses returned in the latest check..

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors: No player statuses returned in the latest check..

Availability checked November 14, 2026 05:03 UTC. Reported statuses may change; final lineups are not confirmed here.

BTB Betting Pick

Winner pick: North Dakota State Bison.

North Dakota State's defensive averages and Hawai'i's rushing yards allowed point toward a Bison edge. Hawai'i's consecutive road wins complicate the pick, especially given the Bison's two recent away losses.

Original winner pick recorded November 14, 2026 05:03 UTC. Subsequent updates retain that selection.