South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

CU Events Center is the site where the Colorado Buffaloes (7-2) will compete against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8-4) on Friday.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits stepped onto the hardwood against Nevada and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-63 in their last contest. South Dakota State ended the contest having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 out of 55) and knocked down 12 of 35 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Jackrabbits buried 3 of their 5 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists for the contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 2 steals. In reference to the defense, South Dakota State allowed their opponent to shoot 55.6% from the floor on 30 of 54 shooting. Nevada doled out 22 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Nevada collected 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Nevada ended up shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by making 4 of their 5 shots. They buried 13 out of their 33 shots from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Jackrabbits finished with 11 while Nevada finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Joe Sayler is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He accounted for 15 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. He finished the game shooting 33.3% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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South Dakota State enters this one with a record of 8-4 for the year. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 14.5 fouls per game. As a unit, South Dakota State is pulling in 40.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 166 assists this season, which has them ranked 49th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Jackrabbits are hitting 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (91 of 286) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They average 77.4 pts per game (145th in the nation) while shooting 47.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jackrabbits are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 95th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (67.3). The Jackrabbits defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.1% (282 of 703) and they surrender 30.1 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 297th in D-1 in allowing assists with 151 surrendered on the season.

When they last played, the Colorado Buffaloes got the win with a final of 72-55 when they faced Colorado State. The Buffaloes collected 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the contest. They turned it over 16 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. Colorado State committed 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 58.3%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Colorado converted 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Buffaloes shot 28 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Buffaloes permitted Colorado State to knock down 20 of 64 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 31.3% in this contest. They finished shooting 25.9% from beyond the perimeter via 7 of 27 and finished the game at 8 of 8 at the charity stripe (100.0%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Colorado allowed Colorado State to pull down 33 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Bangot Dak pitched in for the Buffaloes for this game. He converted 7 out of 8 in this game for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and added 4 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 18 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game.

Colorado has a mark of 7-2 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Buffaloes are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is 111th in the nation. Colorado has accounted for 684 points for the campaign (76.0 per game) and they grab 37.4 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.2 times per game (64th in the country) and they turn it over 15.1 times per game. The Buffaloes are responsible for committing 15.1 fouls per contest while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line.

The Buffaloes on the defensive end are ranked 149th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They are forcing 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (109th in D-1). The Colorado defense surrenders 30.2% from downtown (64 of 212) and their opposition makes 74.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.2 dimes and 32.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 125th and 93rd in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Dakota State

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