Situational Slaughter CBB
(NCAAB) Bison (NDSU) vs. Jackrabbits (SDST),
Point Spread: -6.50 | -110.00 Jackrabbits (SDST) (Home)
Result: Loss
#702 ASA PLAY ON South Dakota State -6.5 over North Dakota State, Wednesday at 8 PM ET - South Dakota State has been unbeatable at home this year with a 12-0 SU record (7-2 ATS) and all but one of those wins has come by double digits. They just faced the 2 teams currently battling them for 1st place in the Summit League, Omaha and St Thomas, and beat those 2 teams by 13 and 16 points respectively. The Jackrabbits are shooting 53% overall at home, 39% from deep, and winning by an average score of 90-69. While SDSU just easily took care of Omaha and St Thomas, North Dakota State is 0-5 SU vs those 3 teams (including SDSU) who sit in the top 3 spots in the conference. The Jackrabbits already beat North Dakota State by 10 on the road this season limiting the Bison to just 7 of 30 (23%) from beyond the arc. Not a huge surprise as South Dakota State is the #1 team in the Summit defending the arc. NDSU is a team that relies more than any other team in the country on scoring from beyond the arc and if they aren’t hitting from deep they are in trouble. While the Bison may struggle offensively here, don’t expect SDSU to have any problems on that end of the court. NDSU ranks outside the top 300 in defensive efficiency and they are allowing 78 PPG away from home. The Bison simply aren’t playing well right now as they faced the 2 worst teams in the Summit at home last Thursday and Saturday (Denver & Oral Roberts – both ranked outside the top 300) and went to OT with both (ultimately winning 2 tight games). We like South Dakota State to get another double digit home win tonight.