Denver vs. South Dakota State prediction: South Dakota State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

South Dakota State will square off with Denver in men's college basketball action at First Bank and Trust Arena on Thursday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects South Dakota State as the most likely winner of the Denver vs. South Dakota State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Denver vs. South Dakota State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Denver and South Dakota State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives South Dakota State a 77% chance of defeating Denver. Our predicted final score has South Dakota State winning 84-75.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Denver and South Dakota State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 162.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Denver vs. South Dakota State odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Denver vs. South Dakota State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: