South Dakota vs. North Dakota odds, line: 2020 college basketball picks, Dec. 10 predictions from proven model

The SportsLine Projection Model has simulated North Dakota vs. South Dakota on Thursday 10,000 times

By Scout Staff

Dec 10, 2020 at 10:18 am ET • 2 min read

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A Summit League battle is on tap as the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the South Dakota Coyotes will face off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Sanford Pentagon. South Dakota is 0-3, while North Dakota is 0-3 on the season. Both teams are 1-2 against the spread thus far.

The Coyotes are favored by 3.5 points in the latest North Dakota vs. South Dakota odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under for total points is set at 145.5. Before making any South Dakota vs. North Dakota picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,700 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. It's also off to a fast start in the 2020-21 season, going 5-1 on all its top-rated picks and returning over $400. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on North Dakota vs. South Dakota. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for North Dakota vs. South Dakota:

North Dakota vs. South Dakota spread: North Dakota +3.5
North Dakota vs. South Dakota over-under: 146 points
North Dakota vs. South Dakota money line: North Dakota 145, South Dakota -170

What you need to know about North Dakota

The Fighting Hawks came up short against the Minnesota Golden Gophers last Friday, falling 76-67. A silver lining for North Dakota was the play of forward Filip Rebraca, who had 23 points in addition to six rebounds. Rebraca is leading the team with 17.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. He's shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 75 percent from beyond the arc.

Guard Caleb Nero has been the other consistent scoring threat as he's averaging 13.7 points per game and is shooting 54.5 from 3-point territory. The Fighting Hawks are giving up an average of 77 points per game, a number they'll look to improve on in this matchup.

What you need to know about South Dakota

Meanwhile, South Dakota came up short against the Nebraska Cornhuskers last week, falling 76-69. The losing side was boosted by guard Stanley Umude, who posted a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards along with five assists. Umude leads the team in scoring (19 ppg), rebounding (7.7) and assists (2.3) as on the season. Guard A.J. Pitzuweit has also added some scoring punch, averaging 15.7 points per game.

South Dakota lost last time the teams previously met last March as it fell 74-71 to North Dakota in the conference tournament last season.

How to make South Dakota vs. North Dakota picks

The model has simulated North Dakota vs. South Dakota 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning under on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins North Dakota vs. South Dakota? And which side of the spread is hitting in well over 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college basketball picks.