South Dakota vs. North Dakota State prediction: North Dakota State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/31/2025]

North Dakota State will take on South Dakota in men's college basketball action at Scheels Center on Wednesday, beginning at 5:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

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

Our independent predictive model gives North Dakota State an 83% chance of defeating South Dakota. Our predicted final score has North Dakota State winning 85-74.

According to our model, South Dakota (+11.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 164.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

South Dakota vs. North 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.

South Dakota vs. North Dakota State picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is South Dakota +11.5 at the spread.

South Dakota vs. North Dakota State game-day updates and essential details

Wednesday's men's college basketball action between North Dakota State and South Dakota at Scheels Center is scheduled to commence at 5:00 PM ET.

• Who: South Dakota vs. North Dakota State
• Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
• Time: 5:00 PM ET/2:00PM PT
• Venue: Scheels Center

Conclusion

We predict North Dakota State, with an 83% win probability, will likely beat South Dakota on Wednesday.

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