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South Dakota St. vs Nebraska-Omaha Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: February 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Baxter Arena — Omaha, NE

Article updated Feb 17, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The South Dakota St. Jackrabbits are traveling to play the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks at the Baxter Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. South Dakota St. is the

Game outlook

The South Dakota St. Jackrabbits are traveling to play the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks at the Baxter Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. South Dakota St. is the betting favorite opening at -1 and the current line is South Dakota St. -1.5.

Jackrabbits vs Mavericks Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Jackrabbits to win tonight's game by 18 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go over 154.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: South Dakota St. 87 to Nebraska-Omaha 69

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits and Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw predicts Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that South Dakota St. will win straight-up is 55%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SD.ST 78.75, NEBOM 75.75.

OddsShark predicts South Dakota State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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South Dakota St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 146, South Dakota St. is ranked #104 in offense (scoring an average of 76.54 per game), #225 in defense (allowing an average of 73.29 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-12 (10-13 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Jackrabbits hit an average of 47.70% of their field goals (ranked #39) and 70.02% of their free throws (ranked #250) and makes an average of 35.73% of their three pointers ranked #96 in the NCAAB). They average 35.08 rebounds per game (ranked # 210) and average 13.38 offensive assists and 11.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 159 and 132 respectively).

Defensively speaking, South Dakota St. allows an average of 42.84% field goals (ranked #139) and 74.68% free throws (ranked #329 in the NCAAB) The Jackrabbits allow an average of 36.69% of the three pointers (ranked #339) and averages 34.29 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.29) Finally, the Jackrabbits average 13.00 defensive assists and 11.96 turnovers per game (ranked # 196 and 199 respectively).

Nebraska-Omaha Key Betting Stats

Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks has a power ranking of 247 and are #154 for offense (scoring an average of 74.88 per game), #187 for defense (giving up an average of 72.15 points per game) and 13-14 (14-9 ATS) overall. South Dakota St. went 0-3 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Nebraska-Omaha.

For offense, the Mavericks hit an average of 45.68% of their field goals (ranked #125) and 75.04% of their free throws (ranked #55) and makes an average of 33.81% of their three pointers (ranked #189 in the NCAAB). They average 33.77 rebounds per game (ranked # 282) and average 10.19 offensive assists and 10.15 turnovers per game (ranked # 350) and 42 respectively).

On defense, Nebraska-Omaha allows an average of 44.55% field goals (ranked #236) and 73.89% free throws (ranked #304 in the NCAAB) The Mavericks allow an average of 35.38% of the three pointers (ranked #300) and averages 33.23 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.23) Finally, the Mavericks average 12.38 defensive assists and 11.46 turnovers per game (ranked # 139 and 245 respectively).

Betting Summary

Nebraska-Omaha has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go over 154.5 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 published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits-115 → -125Moved
  • Moneyline · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks-105 → +105Moved
  • Spread · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits-1 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks+1 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over152 (-110) → 154.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under152 (-110) → 154.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

South Dakota St. Jackrabbits
11-12 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
8-13 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-17T11:36:26.547Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits and Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-18Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 87 · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 90
  • 2023-03-04Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 55 · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 63
  • 2023-02-18South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 91 · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 70
Final result

Matchup pick recap

South Dakota St. Jackrabbits defeated Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 85-77

South Dakota St. Jackrabbits defeated Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 85-77 on February 17, 2024, a 8-point decision in the series. South Dakota St. Jackrabbits' strongest period was the overtime, when it outscored its opponent 12-4. Against SportsJaw's recorded South Dakota St. Jackrabbits -1.5 (-110) spread, South Dakota St. Jackrabbits covered, while the 162 combined points finished over the recorded total of 154.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BadmanSpread · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks +1 (-110)Loss
  • IrishblueSpread · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits -1 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 152 (-110)Win
  • JeffjacksonSpread · South Dakota St. Jackrabbits -1 (-110)Win
  • HopkinspicksSpread · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks +1 (-110)Loss