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The Saint Thomas Tommies (8-18, 2-12 Summit) will attempt to break an 11-game losing streak when they hit the road to play the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (24-4, 15-0 Summit) on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Frost Arena. The matchup airs at 3:00 PM ET. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Jackrabbits’ (-2500 to win on the moneyline) matchup versus the Tommies (+1100).
South Dakota State Offense Vs. St. Thomas Defense
| South Dakota State Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
St. Thomas Defense |
| 86.9 (2) |
Points/Gm |
74.7 (313) |
| 71.7 (62) |
Possessions/Game |
70.1 (234) |
| 52.7 (2) |
Field Goal % |
48.0 (351) |
| 45.3 (1) |
3PT % |
36.4 (318) |
| 60.9 (1) |
Effective FG % |
55.5 (356) |
| 64.1 (1) |
True Shooting % |
56.0 (326) |
St. Thomas Offense Vs. South Dakota State Defense
| St. Thomas Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
South Dakota State Defense |
| 73.9 (108) |
Points/Gm |
73.2 (284) |
| 67.4 (223) |
Possessions/Game |
73.3 (322) |
| 43.9 (189) |
Field Goal % |
43.8 (222) |
| 35.6 (80) |
3PT % |
35.3 (268) |
| 53.0 (67) |
Effective FG % |
51.0 (251) |
| 55.1 (123) |
True Shooting % |
52.3 (183) |
South Dakota State Betting Insights
- South Dakota State is 14-12-0 ATS this season.
- The Jackrabbits have been favored by 18.5 points or more four times this season, and covered the spread in one of those contests.
- In South Dakota State’s 26 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 14 times.
- In 12 of 26 games this season, South Dakota State and its opponents have combined to score more than 157.5 points.
- The average point total in Jackrabbits contests this year is 158.1, 0.6 more than this matchup’s over/under.
St. Thomas Betting Insights
- St. Thomas is 9-14-0 ATS this year.
- The Tommies have won their only game this year when playing as at least 18.5-point underdogs.
- St. Thomas’ games have gone over the point total 10 out of 23 times this year.
- St. Thomas has played five games this season that ended with a combined score over 157.5 points.
- The average total for Tommies games this season is 148.5 points, 9.0 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
South Dakota State Key Players
- Baylor Scheierman leads the Jackrabbits in assists and rebounds. He averages 4.5 assists and 8.4 rebounds per game.
- South Dakota State is led in scoring by Doug Wilson’s 15.5 points per game.
- The Jackrabbits are led by Scheierman from beyond the arc. He knocks down 2.1 shots from deep per game.
- Scheierman leads the team with 1.4 steals per game. Wilson collects 0.7 blocks a contest to pace South Dakota State.
St. Thomas Key Players
- R. Miller owns the Tommies top spot in scoring with 15.3 points per game and also tacks on 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest.
- The St. Thomas leaders in rebounds and assists are P. Bjorklund (6.2 rebounds per game) and A. Nelson (2.9 assists per game).
- Miller leads the Tommies in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 3.6 made threes per game.
- Nobody on St. Thomas grabs more steals than B. Allen (0.9 per game) or blocks more shots than Bjorklund (0.6 per game).
