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St. Thomas - Minnesota vs North Dakota Fighting Sioux Predictions December 29, 2023

Game time: December 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center — Grand Forks, ND

Article updated Dec 29, 1:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The St. Thomas - Minnesota are traveling to play the North Dakota Fighting Sioux at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center stadium on Friday, 12/29/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. North Dakota

Game outlook

The St. Thomas - Minnesota are traveling to play the North Dakota Fighting Sioux at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center stadium on Friday, 12/29/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. North Dakota is the betting favorite opening at -1.5 and the current line is North Dakota -2.5.

Tommies vs Fighting Hawks Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Tommies to win tonight's game by 6 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the St. Thomas - Minnesota to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go over 137.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: St. Thomas - Minnesota 76 to North Dakota 70

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Thomas - Minnesota and North Dakota Fighting Sioux, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts St. Thomas - Minnesota to cover the spread (54%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that North Dakota will win straight-up is 61%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be STMN 66.25, NDAKOT 71.25.

OddsShark predicts St. Thomas (MN) will win, cover the spread.

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St. Thomas - Minnesota Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 72, St. Thomas - Minnesota is ranked #283 in offense (scoring an average of 70.00 per game), #31 in defense (allowing an average of 63.42 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-5 (6-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Tommies hit an average of 45.33% of their field goals (ranked #158) and 72.93% of their free throws (ranked #107) and makes an average of 35.10% of their three pointers ranked #113 in the NCAAB). They average 32.58 rebounds per game (ranked # 324) and average 14.08 offensive assists and 10.33 turnovers per game (ranked # 147 and 45 respectively).

Defensively speaking, St. Thomas - Minnesota allows an average of 43.11% field goals (ranked #198) and 68.42% free throws (ranked #92 in the NCAAB) The Tommies allow an average of 33.64% of the three pointers (ranked #231) and averages 31.92 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 31.92) Finally, the Tommies average 12.17 defensive assists and 11.58 turnovers per game (ranked # 143 and 272 respectively).

North Dakota Key Betting Stats

North Dakota Fighting Sioux has a power ranking of 180 and are #179 for offense (scoring an average of 75.23 per game), #141 for defense (giving up an average of 69.46 points per game) and 8-5 (4-6 ATS) overall. St. Thomas - Minnesota went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against North Dakota.

For offense, the Fighting Hawks hit an average of 44.35% of their field goals (ranked #205) and 69.58% of their free throws (ranked #234) and makes an average of 31.34% of their three pointers (ranked #273 in the NCAAB). They average 38.46 rebounds per game (ranked # 101) and average 12.54 offensive assists and 11.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 250) and 119 respectively).

On defense, North Dakota allows an average of 42.46% field goals (ranked #171) and 72.94% free throws (ranked #278 in the NCAAB) The Fighting Hawks allow an average of 30.19% of the three pointers (ranked #77) and averages 34.69 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.69) Finally, the Fighting Hawks average 11.54 defensive assists and 11.46 turnovers per game (ranked # 94 and 277 respectively).

Betting Summary

St. Thomas - Minnesota has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the St. Thomas - Minnesota to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go over 137.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw St. Thomas - Minnesota vs Fighting Sioux archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · St. Thomas - Minnesota+102 → +133Moved
  • Moneyline · North Dakota Fighting Sioux-122 → -155Moved
  • Spread · St. Thomas - Minnesota+1.5 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · North Dakota Fighting Sioux-1.5 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over137 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under137 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

St. Thomas - Minnesota
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
North Dakota Fighting Sioux
18-17 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-29T06:35:25.209Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Thomas - Minnesota and North Dakota Fighting Sioux, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-12-16North Dakota Fighting Sioux 79 · Utah Tech 62
  • 2023-02-25St. Thomas - Minnesota 74 · North Dakota Fighting Sioux 82
  • 2022-12-19North Dakota Fighting Sioux 62 · St. Thomas - Minnesota 75
  • 2022-11-25Utah Tech 52 · North Dakota Fighting Sioux 67
  • 2022-02-22St. Thomas - Minnesota 84 · North Dakota Fighting Sioux 74
Final result

Matchup pick recap

St. Thomas - Minnesota defeated North Dakota Fighting Sioux 70-45

St. Thomas - Minnesota defeated North Dakota Fighting Sioux 70-45 on December 29, 2023, a 25-point decision in the series. St. Thomas - Minnesota's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 41-14. Against SportsJaw's recorded St. Thomas - Minnesota +2.5 (-110) spread, St. Thomas - Minnesota covered, while the 115 combined points finished under the recorded total of 137.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JtmcentireSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota +1.5 (-110)Win
  • PeytoncSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota +1.5 (-110)Win
  • Lockpicker69Total · Under 137 (-110)Win
  • RoycejacobsTotal · Under 137 (-110)Win
  • TweiskoffSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota +1.5 (-110)Win
  • GustavosintoSpread · North Dakota Fighting Sioux -2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota +2.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota +2.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 137 (-110)Loss
  • MbcSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota +2.5 (-110)Win