Idaho vs. South Dakota State prediction: South Dakota State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/6/2025]

South Dakota State and Idaho will lock horns in men's college basketball action at First Bank and Trust Arena on Saturday, starting at 3:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects South Dakota State as the most likely winner of the Idaho vs. South Dakota State game.

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

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

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives South Dakota State a 70% chance of defeating Idaho. Our predicted final score has South Dakota State winning 75-70.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Idaho and South Dakota State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 145.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Idaho vs. South Dakota State odds

We have sourced 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.

Idaho vs. South Dakota State picks and best bet

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