South Dakota State vs. Ball State prediction: South Dakota State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/9/2025]

Ball State and South Dakota State are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at John E. Worthen Arena on Tuesday, with tipoff at 7:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts South Dakota State as the most likely winner of the South Dakota State vs. Ball State game.

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between South Dakota State and Ball State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives South Dakota State a 75% chance of beating Ball State. Our predicted final score has South Dakota State winning 73-67.

According to our model, Ball State (+7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 138.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

South Dakota State vs. Ball 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.

South Dakota State vs. Ball 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: