South Dakota State vs UC Irvine Prediction, Picks & Odds | 26 Nov 2025

College Basketball Betting Preview: South Dakota State vs UC Irvine

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits square off against the UC Irvine Anteaters, with tip-off scheduled for 20:30 on Wednesday, November 26.

It’s time to go for UC Irvine against the spread, especially with an attractive -2.5 line at -112. Our prediction is that this can be comfortably achieved in their meeting with SDSU.

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits were beaten 75-52 in their previous game, being turned over at home to Utah Valley Wolverines.

UC Irvine Anteaters lost their last game, being beaten at home to New Mexico State 57-45.

NCAAB	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
South Dakota State	4-3	521	455	66	3-1	1-2	1L
UC Irvine	3-4	581	457	124	3-3	0-1	3L

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South Dakota State vs UC Irvine Prediction & Picks

Explore our top South Dakota State vs UC Irvine betting tips, including an expert match prediction, correct score forecast and a bet builder ready to use. Each section below offers expert insight into the key betting angles.

Game Prediction

We are predicting that UC Irvine will cover the spread in this college contest. -2.5 seems a more than generous line and you can get -112 that the favorites will win by a bigger margin.

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Key South Dakota State vs UC Irvine stats:

• The -2.5 line has been covered by UC Irvine in 12 of their last 20 games.
• The +2.5 line hasn’t been covered by SDSU in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
• The +2.5 line hasn’t been covered by SDSU in 2 consecutive games on the road.

UC Irvine -2.5 Probability

If you go by the best sportsbooks, our pick has a 52.9% chance of landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 55-60%. This college basketball bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Game Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

SDSU 72 - 77 UC Irvine

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South Dakota State vs UC Irvine Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

For this college game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean UC Irvine are -154 favorites to win and that means a 61% chance of landing a victory. South Dakota State are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +126.

There is a spread of 2.5 and total points has a line of 142.5. Basketball fans regularly enjoy the opportunity to bet on the Totals. If you’re going for Over 142.5, then the odds are -112.

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Moneyline

SDSU

+126

UC Irvine

-154

Point Spread

SDSU +2.5

-108

UC Irvine -2.5

-112

Total Points

Under 142.5

-112

Over 142.5

-112

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South Dakota State Stats

UC Irvine Stats

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

• +2.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 games
• +2.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

• -2.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
• -2.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 141.60 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 147.20 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 142.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
• Over 142.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 72.90 pts and allowed 68.70 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 72.70 pts and allowed 74.50 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 150.10 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 147.70 pts in the previous 10 home games
• Over 142.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
• Over 142.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 81.50 pts and allowed 68.60 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 80.90 pts and allowed 66.80 pts in the last 10 home games

NCAAB Table Select Season 2025/20262024/20252023/20242022/20232021/20222020/20212019/2020

Big West	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
UC San Diego	6-0	514	426	88	4-0	2-0	6W
Hawaii	5-2	565	467	98	5-1	0-1	1W
UC Davis	5-2	547	499	48	4-0	1-2	1W
UCSB	4-2	497	432	65	3-1	1-1	1W
Cal State Northridge	3-2	411	404	7	2-0	1-2	1W
UC Riverside	4-3	529	502	27	2-1	2-2	2W
UC Irvine	3-4	581	457	124	3-3	0-1	3L
CSU Bakersfield	3-4	502	540	-38	3-0	0-4	1L
Cal Poly	3-5	646	689	-43	1-1	2-4	2L
Cal State Fullerton	2-5	622	632	-10	2-2	0-3	1L
Long Beach State	1-5	412	442	-30	1-2	0-3	1L

Summit	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
North Dakota State	4-2	508	405	103	4-0	0-2	4W
St. Thomas	5-3	605	600	5	2-0	3-3	1W
South Dakota State	4-3	521	455	66	3-1	1-2	1L
South Dakota	4-3	598	573	25	4-1	0-2	1W
North Dakota	3-5	617	607	10	1-3	2-2	1W
Oral Roberts	3-5	636	651	-15	3-2	0-3	1W
Denver	2-4	453	509	-56	0-1	2-3	1L
Omaha	2-5	558	607	-49	2-0	0-5	2L
Kansas City	1-5	416	512	-96	1-1	0-4	5L

• Overall = Overall Wins-Losses
• PF = Total Points For
• PA = Total Points Against
• N. Pts = Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Away = Away Record
• Strk = Current Streak

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