South Dakota State has won 11 in a row, but the Jackrabbits went 1-3 in their games when stepping up in competition, including a 98-64 loss to Kansas and giving up 112 points in a loss to Colorado. They head to Boise, Idaho, for this tourney game as a No. 12 seed. They lean on 6-9 junior forward Mike Daum (23.8 points, 10.4 rebounds per game) but face a big and talented Ohio State squad. Ohio State boasts four double-digit scorers, including the Big Ten Player of the Year in 6-7 junior Keita Bates-Diop. Ohio State exceeded expectations going 15-3 straight up in the Big 10 under first-year coach Chris Holtmann, the league's Coach of the Year. The Buckeyes allowed 66.5 points per game in conference play and ranked fifth in the Big 10 in field goal defense (.415%), fourth in rebounding defense. Ohio State is on a 10-4 run UNDER the total, as well as 9-2 UNDER in non-conference games. The Ohio State roster has nine games of combined NCAA Tournament experience and two starts entering the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, South Dakota State is 0-4 straight up all-time in NCAA Tourney play, including a first-round loss to Gonzaga (66-46) two seasons ago, so back the Big 10 in a defensive game. Play Ohio State and the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 70% of the public bets were on SD State Jack Rabbits on the +7.5 ATS. 65% of the public money was on SD State Jack Rabbits to win on the moneyline.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 79.9 to 72.1 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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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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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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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on SD State Jack Rabbits on the -1.5 ATS. 62% of the public money was on SD State Jack Rabbits to win on the moneyline.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Dakota State would win by a score of 63.5 to 61.2 with South Dakota State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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