South Dakota vs. North Dakota Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The South Dakota Coyotes (10-9, 2-2 Summit League) take the court against the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (9-12, 3-2 Summit League) as only 1-point favorites on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET on Summit League Network. The matchup has a point total of 163.5.

In its last outing on Thursday, South Dakota secured a 99-83 victory against UMKC. Cameron Fens scored a team-high 31 points for South Dakota in the victory. North Dakota is coming off of a 91-80 loss to St. Thomas in its most recent game on Thursday. North Dakota got a team-high 19 points from Greyson Uelmen in the loss.

South Dakota vs. North Dakota Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Spread favorite: South Dakota -1
• Moneyline favorite: South Dakota -105
• Moneyline underdog: North Dakota -115
• Over/Under: 163.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: South Dakota vs. North Dakota

• South Dakota and its opponents have combined to exceed Saturday's over/under of 163.5 points eight times this season.
• Five of North Dakota's games have ended with a combined score over 163.5 points this season.
• The total for the game of 163.5 is 4.3 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Coyotes (83.2 points per game) and the Fightin' Hawks (76.0 points per game).
• This game's point total is 4.1 fewer points than the 159.4 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for South Dakota's games is 165.8 points, 2.3 more than the total of 163.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 10.8 points more than the average over/under in North Dakota's games this season (152.7 points).

Betting the Spread: South Dakota vs. North Dakota

• South Dakota has nine wins against the spread in 16 games this season.
• So far this season, the Coyotes have been installed as favorites by a 1-point margin or more seven times and are 5-2 ATS in those games.
• North Dakota is 10-8-0 against the spread this year.
• So far this season, the Fightin' Hawks have been installed as underdogs by a 1-point margin or more 14 times and are 8-6 ATS in those matchups.
• North Dakota is 4-4 against the spread, and 3-5 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 1-point underdog or greater, North Dakota has one win ATS (1-2).
• Away from home, South Dakota is 3-4 against the spread, and 0-7 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: South Dakota vs. North Dakota

• South Dakota has been the moneyline favorite in seven games this season and won six (85.7%) of those contests.
• This season, the Coyotes have won six of their seven games when favored by at least -105 on the moneyline.
• South Dakota has a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• North Dakota has been a moneyline underdog in 13 games this season and has come away with the win four times (30.8%) in those contests.
• This year, the Fightin' Hawks have won four of 13 games when listed as at least -115 or worse on the moneyline.
• North Dakota has an implied victory probability of 53.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.