Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits Prediction, 1/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Location: First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings, SD

TV: ESPN+

First Bank & Trust Arena is where the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7-7) will try to defeat the Omaha Mavericks (7-8) on Thursday.

The Omaha Mavericks faced off with Oregon and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-57 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 13 and Oregon recorded 14 fouls. They knocked down 12 of 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. Oregon shot 46.2% when shooting free throws by making 6 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Oregon snagged 45 rebounds (16 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Oregon recorded 21 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Omaha allowed 45.6% from the field on 31 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 7 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 46.7%. Omaha ended the contest with a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 out of 57) and knocked down 8 of 26 shots from 3-point land.

Tony Osburn is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the game shooting 43.8% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played for 39 minutes but did not grab any rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Omaha steps onto the court with a mark of 7-8 for the season. They currently have an average of 77.3 points per game (195th in D-1) while shooting 46.6% from the field. The Mavericks are connecting on 36.4% on three-point attempts (138 of 379) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Omaha is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 212 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 79th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 10.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.6% on 3-point shots while they are 279th in college in points per game allowed (77.5). The Mavericks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.5% (407 of 914) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per game as a team. They are 358th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 245 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits took a loss by a score of 88-87 when they faced Milwaukee. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, South Dakota State permitted Milwaukee to collect 41 overall (19 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 42.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). The Jackrabbits permitted Milwaukee to knock down 32 of their 69 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.4% in the game. In all, the Jackrabbits finished 33 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. When talking about three-point shots, South Dakota State buried 13 of 33 attempts (39.4%). They were able to knock down 8 of them for a percentage of 53.3%. Milwaukee had 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Jackrabbits to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Jackrabbits were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest.

Jaden Jackson pitched in for the Jackrabbits in the game. He earned 23 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 5 dimes in the game. He knocked down 9 of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

South Dakota State has a win-loss mark of 7-7 on the campaign. The Jackrabbits commit 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.6 times per game (183rd in the country) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. South Dakota State has totaled 1,050 points for the campaign (75.0 per contest) and they collect 37.4 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Jackrabbits are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is 184th in college.

The South Dakota State defense surrenders 31.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (120 of 377) and opponents are making 71.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.2 dimes and 32.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 172nd and 89th in college hoops. The Jackrabbits on the defensive side of the court are 91st in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 69.0. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the floor (101st in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Omaha

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