Kansas City vs. South Dakota State prediction: South Dakota State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

South Dakota State will square off with Kansas City in men's college basketball action at First Bank and Trust Arena on Saturday, commencing at 5:15 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts South Dakota State as the most likely winner of the Kansas City vs. South Dakota State game.

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Kansas City 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 90% chance of beating Kansas City. Our predicted final score has South Dakota State winning 84-69.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Kansas City and South Dakota State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 151.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

Kansas City 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.

Kansas City 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: