South Dakota State vs Missouri State Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/26/24

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the Missouri State Bears meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the John Gray Gymnasium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Dakota State vs. Missouri State prediction.

South Dakota State Recap

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits come into this game looking to bounce back from an 83-82 loss to Boise State last time out to fall to 5-2 on the year.

Jackrabbits Lose Heartbreaker

Oscar Cluff leads the Jackrabbits in scoring and rebounding with 17.7 PPG and 11.3 RPG, averaging a double-double per game while Joe Sayler has 14.6 PPG. Kalen Garry has 11.6 PPG with 3.1 APG to lead the Jackrabbits in assists and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers. As a team, South Dakota State is averaging 81.7 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 74.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the South Dakota State Jackrabbits will win

• South Dakota State has won seven of its last eight day games.

Missouri State Recap

The Missouri State Bears come into this one looking to bounce back from a 76-74 loss to Boston College last time out to fall to 4-2 on the year. Missouri State will face Oral Roberts, Indiana State, and Washington State following this one.

Bears Looking To Bounce Back

Dez White leads the Bears in scoring and assists with 17.8 PPG and 2.7 APG along with 4 RPG while Vincent Brady II has 14 PPG with 5.5 RPG. Zaxton King has 11.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 2.7 APG of his own to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Missouri State so far this season. Jalen Hampton also added 9.8 PPG with 8.2 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass while Chase Martin and Michael Osei-Bonsu each have 9.3 PPG with Osei-Bonsu logging 7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Missouri State is averaging 81.5 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three, and 72.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Missouri State Bears will win

• Missouri State has won each of its last four games after coming off overtime.

South Dakota State vs. Missouri State Prediction

I’m on the Jackrabbits here. I just trust South Dakota State’s offensive production more and the Jackrabbits have also been the better defensive team up to this point. Missouri State was edged out by BC and that’s a BC team I’m not overly high on this season. Give me South Dakota State here.