South Dakota State vs North Dakota State Prediction 1/30/25 College Basketball Picks

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the North Dakota State Bison meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Scheels Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Dakota State vs. North Dakota State prediction.

South Dakota State Recap

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits come into this game looking to add on to their 90-71 win over South Dakota last time out to improve to 14-8 on the year. After this game, the Jackrabbits will head home for a game against North Dakota.

Jackrabbits Win 4th In A Row

Oscar Cluff leads the Jackrabbits in scoring and rebounding with 17.4 PPG, 12.4 RPG, and 3 APG averaging a double-double per game while Joe Sayler has 12.7 PPG. Kalen Garry has 11.5 PPG with 2.5 APG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for South Dakota State so far this season. Matthew Mors has 9.1 PPG with 3.4 RPG while Owen Larson has 8.5 PPG with 3.9 RPG and 2.4 APG. Stoney Hadnot also has 6.4 PPG with 4.1 RPG as well on the year. As a team, South Dakota State is averaging 80 PPG on 47.8% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three, and 75.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the South Dakota State Jackrabbits will win

• South Dakota State has won nine of its last 10 night games against the Summit League.

North Dakota State Recap

The North Dakota State Bison come into this game looking to add on to their 87-82 win over North Dakota last time out to improve to 16-6 on the year. After this game, North Dakota State will take on St. Thomas, UMKC, Omaha, Oral Roberts, and Denver.

Bison Win 5th In A Row

Jacksen Moni leads the Bison in scoring and assists with 19.9 PPG and 4 APG while Jacari White has 15.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG. Masen Miller has 10.3 PPG with 3 RPG while Tajavis Miller has 10 PPG with 4.4 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for North Dakota State up to this point in the year. Noah Feddersen has 9.3 PPG with 6.3 RPG to lead the Bison in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, North Dakota State is averaging 82.5 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 40.5% from three, and 76% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Dakota State Bison will win

• The home team has won 13 of South Dakota State’s last 14 games.
• South Dakota State has lost six of its last seven road games.

Total Points Facts

• Five of North Dakota State’s last six night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Scheels Center have produced a total of 154 or fewer points.
• Four of South Dakota State’s last five road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 145 or fewer points.

South Dakota State vs. North Dakota State Prediction

I’m on the over in this game. The Summit League is known for being a conference with a lot of offense and very little defense and I think that continues the trend here. Both of these teams can fill it up when called upon, and the only reason South Dakota State’s started to hit under is that the totals either got way too out of control or that the Jackrabbits played a Kansas City team that’s the best defense in the Summit League, which really isn’t saying a whole lot. I think these two trade blow for blow and in the end, we have a high-scoring game upon us. Give me the over.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Over 154.5