St. Thomas vs. South Dakota Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 24

The Saint Thomas Tommies (16-5, 5-1 Summit League) play the South Dakota Coyotes (11-10, 3-3 Summit League) on January 24, 2026 at Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Tommies are favorites by 9.5 points as they enter the matchup 8-2 in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 164.5 points.

St. Thomas heads into this matchup following a 74-69 victory against South Dakota State on Thursday. In the win, Nick Janowski led St. Thomas with 21 points. South Dakota's most recent contest on Wednesday ended in a 68-64 win against Omaha. Jordan Crawford scored a team-best 27 points for South Dakota in the win.

St. Thomas vs. South Dakota Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota
• Spread favorite: St. Thomas -9.5
• Over/Under: 164.5 points

How to watch St. Thomas vs. South Dakota

• TV Channel: Summit League Network
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Betting the Over/Under: St. Thomas vs. South Dakota

• This season, St. Thomas and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 164.5 points five times.
• This season, nine games South Dakota has played finished with a combined score higher than 164.5 points.
• The point total for the contest of 164.5 is 0.6 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Tommies (81.6 points per game) and the Coyotes (82.3 points per game).
• The 154.3 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 10.2 fewer than the 164.5 over/under in this contest.
• St. Thomas has seen a 153.7 average over/under in its games this season, 10.8 less than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 0.2 points lower than the average over/under in South Dakota's games this season (164.7 points).

Betting the Spread: St. Thomas vs. South Dakota

• St. Thomas has played 18 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• The Tommies have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 9.5 points or more (in seven chances).
• South Dakota has played 18 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• The Coyotes have an ATS record of 3-4 in their seven games as an underdog of 9.5 points or more this year.
• South Dakota is 6-2 overall, and 5-3 against the spread, at home.
• South Dakota is winless ATS (0-1) as a 9.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• On the road, St. Thomas is 5-4 overall and 5-4 against the spread.
• Away from home, St. Thomas is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 9.5-point favorites or more.