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

North Dakota State and South Dakota will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Scheels Center on Wednesday, with tipoff at 5:00 PM ET.

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

This article offers further insights into 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 trusted machine learning and data analysis, 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 leading predictive model currently gives North Dakota State an 84% chance of beating South Dakota. Our predicted final score has North Dakota State winning 85-73.

According to our model, North Dakota State (-10.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 162.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

South Dakota vs. North Dakota State odds

We have researched 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 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: