South Dakota State vs. UMKC Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 26
26 February 2026

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits (13-16, 6-8 Summit League) are strongly favored, by 11.5 points, over the UMKC Roos (4-24, 1-13 Summit League) on February 26, 2026 at Swinney Recreation Center. The Roos are struggling right now, having lost 12 in a row and going 0-10 in their past 10 games. The over/under is 148.5 for the matchup.
South Dakota State heads into this game on the heels of a 91-83 victory over North Dakota on Saturday. Joe Sayler put up 23 points, eight rebounds and one assist for South Dakota State. UMKC lost its last outing 95-59 against North Dakota State on Saturday. Kasheem Grady II's team-high 15 points paced UMKC in the loss.
South Dakota State vs. UMKC Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri
- Spread favorite: South Dakota State -11.5
- Moneyline favorite: South Dakota State -741
- Moneyline underdog: UMKC +507
- Over/Under: 148.5 points
How to watch South Dakota State vs. UMKC
- TV Channel: Summit League Network
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Betting the Over/Under: South Dakota State vs. UMKC
- South Dakota State and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under (148.5 points) 14 times this season.
- In UMKC's 25 games this season, 15 finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 148.5.
- The Jackrabbits average 76.0 points per game and the Roos score 69.9, amounting to 2.6 points under the game's point total of 148.5.
- This matchup's total is 8.4 less than the 156.9 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
- On average, South Dakota State has had a 149.0-point over/under in its games this season, 0.5 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- UMKC's games have an average over/under of 153.8 points this season, 5.3 more points than the over/under for this game.
Betting the Spread: South Dakota State vs. UMKC
- In South Dakota State's 26 games this year, it has 12 wins against the spread.
- The Jackrabbits are 3-0 ATS when favored by 11.5 points or more this season.
- In UMKC's 25 games this season, it has five wins against the spread.
- The Roos have an ATS record of 3-6 in their nine games when underdogs by 11.5 points or more this year.
- At home this year, UMKC has one win against the spread and is 0-9 overall.
- In away games, South Dakota State is 6-5 against the spread, and 3-8 overall.
Betting the Moneyline: South Dakota State vs. UMKC
- South Dakota State has been the moneyline favorite in 17 games this season and won 10 (58.8%) of those contests.
- The Jackrabbits have entered three games this season favored by -741 or more, and won each of those games.
- South Dakota State has a 88.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- UMKC has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 23 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (4.3%) in those games.
- The Roos have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +507 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies UMKC has a 16.5% chance of walking away with the win.
