St. Thomas - Minnesota () vs South Dakota (10-7)
Game Info: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 8:00 pm (Schoenecker Arena)
Betting Odds: St. Thomas - Minnesota -10 -- Over/Under: 168.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
Where to Watch: Summit League Network
The South Dakota Coyotes and the St. Thomas Tommies meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Schoenecker Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Dakota vs. St. Thomas prediction.
South Dakota Recap
The South Dakota Coyotes come into this game looking to add on to their 91-84 win over Denver last time out to improve to 10-7 on the year. After this game, South Dakota will head home for a matchup with Oral Roberts.
Coyotes Looking To Build Momentum
Chase Forte leads the Coyotes in scoring and assists with 15.5 PPG and 3.4 APG along with 3.6 RPG while Isaac Bruns has 13.3 PPG with 4.6 RPG. Kaleb Stewart has 11.6 PPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for South Dakota so far this season. Dre Bullock has 9.3 PPG with 2.9 RPG while Paul Bruns has added 9.4 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Cameron Fens has 9.3 PPG with 5.2 RPG to lead the Coyotes in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, South Dakota is averaging 84.9 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three, and 69.6% from the foul line this season.
St. Thomas Recap
The St. Thomas Tommies come into this game looking to add on to a 73-72 win over South Dakota State last time out to improve to 13-5 on the year. After this game, St. Thomas will welcome the Denver Pioneers to town.
Tommies Win 3rd Straight
Miles Barnstable leads the Tommies in scoring with 14.2 PPG while Kendall Blue has added 11.3 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.4 APG. Drake Dobbs has 11.6 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Tommies in assists and Nolan Minessale also has 10.4 PPG with 3.6 RPG capping off the group of double-digit scorers for St. Thomas so far this season. Carter Bjerke has 9.2 PPG with 3.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, St. Thomas is averaging 84.8 PPG on 49.5% shooting from the field, 39.5% from three, and 77.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the St. Thomas Tommies will win
- The home team has won each of South Dakota's last 11 games.
- South Dakota has lost each of its last nine Saturday road games.
South Dakota vs. St. Thomas Prediction
I’m on the over here. What I’ve learned about the Summit League this season, is that this conference doesn’t have a premier team that plays really good defense. Maybe Kansas City, but that’s about it and that’s above average on a good day. What this conference does have though, is teams that can fill it up. St. Thomas should have a field day offensively against a South Dakota defense that’s yet to face one of the top teams in the Summit this season and South Dakota can still put up points in their own right when called upon. All in all, I envision that this is going to be a higher-scoring game and I think the over is worth a look here.
Chris’s Pick Over 168.5
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
