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  3. Western Illinois Leathernecks vs South Dakota St. Jackrabbits
Thu 8:00 PM ET
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Western Illinois Leathernecks293564
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NCAAB · Western Illinois Leathernecks at South Dakota St. Jackrabbits

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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs South Dakota St. Jackrabbits Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 29, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Frost Arena — Brookings, SD

Article updated Dec 28, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Western Illinois is on the road playing South Dakota St. at the Frost Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. South Dakota St. -7.5 was the opening favorite and

Game outlook

Western Illinois is on the road playing South Dakota St. at the Frost Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. South Dakota St. -7.5 was the opening favorite and current line is South Dakota St. -8.

Western Illinois Highlights

With a power ranking of 71, Western Illinois is ranked #82 in offense (scoring an average of 77.64 per game), #263 in defense (allowing an average of 72.18 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-4 (5-4 ATS) this season.

South Dakota St. Highlights

South Dakota St. Jackrabbits has a power ranking of 299 and are #262 for offense (scoring an average of 68.67 per game), #277 for defense (giving up an average of 72.18 points per game) and 5-8 (4-7-1 ATS) overall. Western Illinois went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against South Dakota St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be W.ILL 81, SD.ST 65. 50% of SportsJaw predicts South Dakota St. Jackrabbits to cover. OddsShark predicts Western Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Leathernecks 84 to Jackrabbits 72.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Leathernecks 84 to Jackrabbits 72.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Leathernecks vs Jackrabbits archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Leathernecks vs Jackrabbits matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks+285 → +290Moved
  • Moneyline · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits-315 → -360Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks+7.5 (-110) → +8 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits-7.5 (-110) → -8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145.5 (-110) → 146 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under145.5 (-110) → 146 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-26 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
South Dakota St. Jackrabbits
14-18 matchup record · 2-7-1 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-29T03:14:43.396Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-17Western Illinois Leathernecks 66 · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 91
  • 2022-01-22South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 93 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 75
Final result

Matchup pick recap

South Dakota St. Jackrabbits defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 71-64

South Dakota St. Jackrabbits defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 71-64 on December 29, 2022, a 7-point decision in the series. South Dakota St. Jackrabbits' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 39-29. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Illinois Leathernecks +8 (-110) spread, Western Illinois Leathernecks covered, while the 135 combined points finished under the recorded total of 146.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +8 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 146 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +8 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 146 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits -8 (-110)Loss