The Akron Zips bring back three starters from a team that went 22-11 last season. They will open on the road vs. the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits. Soth Dakota St. finished last season at 19-13, and that was a bad year for them, and I look for them to bounceback. Akron must replace Xavier Castaneda and his 21.7ppg from a season ago will be greatly missed. Trendon Hankerson and Garvin Clarke, both guards, have also moved on. The Zips are going to have some growing pains in the backcourt, and will need shooters to step up. S. Dakota St. is really tough at home, and the Zips have a lot of green ballhandlers. Make the play on S. Dakota St.
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Who was the public on? 70% of the public bets were on SD State Jack Rabbits on the -1.5 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Dakota State would win by a score of 72.3 to 72.0, Akron winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Akron at South Dakota State
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on SD State Jack Rabbits on the +3.5 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Akron would win by a score of 72.4 to 72.3, South Dakota State winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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South Dakota State at Akron
Akron had one of its best seasons ever in 2021-22 with a 24-10 record and the Zips had an eight-game winning streak heading into the NCAA Tournament and then nearly beat UCLA. The Zips ended the season on an 8-1 ATS run and they're picked to be contenders again in the Mid-American Conference. They return three starters, including point guard, Xavier Castaneda, who averaged 13.6 points and decided to withdraw from the NBA draft. South Dakota State also comes off a good season finishing 30-5 and it lost to Providence in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. However, the Jackrabbits lose two starters from last year's squad in Baylor Schierman and Douglas Wilson, who combined to score 32.6 points per game. The Zips have experienced players and the home court in this matchup. Take Akron.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on SD State Jack Rabbits on the -5.5 ATS. 59% of the public money was on SD State Jack Rabbits to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Dakota State would win by a score of 65.7 to 59.9 with South Dakota State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public bets were on SD State Jack Rabbits on the -8 ATS. 50% of the public money was on SD State Jack Rabbits to win on the moneyline. And, 84% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Dakota State would win by a score of 66.0 to 59.7 with South Dakota State winning on the moneyline, South Dakota State winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on SD State Jack Rabbits on the +10 ATS. 59% of the public money was on SD State Jack Rabbits to win on the moneyline. And, 75% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Dakota State would win by a score of 68.8 to 57.8 with South Dakota State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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