South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

McKale Memorial Center is the location where the Arizona Wildcats (12-0) will compete against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7-7) on Monday.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits took the court against Milwaukee and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-87 in their last contest. South Dakota State finished the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (33 out of 66) and made 13 of their 33 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Jackrabbits converted 8 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 53.3%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 22 assists in this game while creating 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In reference to defense, South Dakota State let their opponent shoot 46.4% from the floor on 32 out of 69 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 16 assists and had 3 steals in this game. Furthermore, Milwaukee grabbed 41 rebounds (19 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 86.7% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 15 attempts. They made 11 out of their 26 tries from distance. When discussing fouls, the Jackrabbits ended up walking away with 18 and Milwaukee accounted for 19 fouls.

Jaden Jackson is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up with 23 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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South Dakota State will play this game with a win-loss record of 7-7 on the season. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.7 fouls every game. As a team, South Dakota State is pulling down 37.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 204 dimes so far this season, which is 102nd in the country in terms of passing. The Jackrabbits are connecting on 33.9% from downtown (117 of 345) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They average 75.0 pts per game (246th in college) while hitting 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jackrabbits are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 266th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 185 conceded on the season. The Jackrabbits defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (331 of 794) and they concede 32.6 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 31.8% from 3-point land and they are 86th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.0).

The last time they took the court, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 107-71 against Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. Bethune-Cookman committed 24 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 35 attempts. They were able to make 26 of those for a rate of 74.3%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Arizona made 9 of 17 tries (52.9%). Overall, the Wildcats finished shooting 36 out of 63 from the floor which had them at 57.1%. The Wildcats allowed Bethune-Cookman to make 25 out of 52 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.1% for the game. They finished 40.9% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 22 and ended up going 12 of 18 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In the matter of team rebounding, Arizona allowed Bethune-Cookman to get 20 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Brayden Burries ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this game. He knocked down 6 of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 26 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes in the matchup.

Arizona has a mark of 12-0 this year. The Wildcats commit 16.4 fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.8 times per game (25th in college) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per contest. Arizona has totaled 1,075 pts on the season (89.6 per contest) and they grab 43.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 51.9% from the field, which is ranked 13th in the nation.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 31st in college in points allowed per game with 65.8. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the floor (37th in college). The Arizona defense gives up 32.0% on three-point shots (82 of 256) and opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.7 assists and 28.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 66th and 5th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Dakota State

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