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

South Dakota State and Omaha will lock horns in men's college basketball action at First Bank and Trust Arena on New Year's Day, with tipoff at 5:15 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts South Dakota State as the most likely winner of the Omaha vs. South Dakota State game.

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Omaha 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 an 80% chance of beating Nebraska-Omaha. Our predicted final score has South Dakota State winning 80-71.

According to our model, Nebraska-Omaha (+9.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 150.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Omaha 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.

Omaha 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: