South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs UC Irvine Anteaters Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs UC Irvine Anteaters

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Cancun, Mexico

TV: ESPN+

The UC Irvine Anteaters (3-3) will play the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (4-2) at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya on Wednesday.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits faced Georgia State and earned the victory with a final of 105-58 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Jackrabbits finished with 21 and Georgia State accumulated 21 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 32 attempts from three-point range. Georgia State finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 27 tries. Moreover, Georgia State snagged 17 rebounds (2 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgia State earned 10 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, South Dakota State allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the field on 17 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 28 dimes for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Jackrabbits converted 17 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. South Dakota State walked away from the contest having earned a 61.7% FG percentage (37 of 60) and knocked down 14 out of their 30 shots from downtown.

Matthew Mors is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up going 63.6% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He saw the court for 23 minutes played and grabbed 4 boards. He left the arena with 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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South Dakota State steps onto the court with a mark of 4-2 for the year. They currently have an average of 78.2 pts per game (193rd in the country) while shooting 48.6% from the floor. The Jackrabbits are connecting on 35.9% on shots from distance (52 of 145) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a team, South Dakota State is snagging 40.8 boards per game and is sitting with 95 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 144th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Jackrabbits are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They rank 140th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 73 surrendered for the campaign. The Jackrabbits defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.4% (128 of 325) and they surrender 27.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 30.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 32nd in the country in points per game allowed (63.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UC Irvine Anteaters went home defeated by a final of 70-69 when they played UNI. When discussing how they attacked the glass, UC Irvine allowed UNI to get 35 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They went 34.4% from three-point range by going 11 out of 32 and ended up shooting 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Anteaters allowed UNI to knock down 26 of 72 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 36.1% for the game. Overall, the Anteaters shot 25 out of 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, UC Irvine made 3 of 11 tries (27.3%). They were able to make 16 of them for a rate of 61.5%. UNI earned 24 fouls for the matchup which took the Anteaters to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Anteaters were able to collect 37 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 46 in this game.

Derin Saran was important for the Anteaters for this contest. He earned 29 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes for this game. He converted 11 out of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

UC Irvine has a win-loss mark of 3-3 on the season. The Anteaters commit 16.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 65.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per game (7th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per contest. UC Irvine has scored 536 points so far this season (89.3 per contest) and they grab 46.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Anteaters are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which is ranked 48th in the nation.

The UC Irvine defense gives up 31.2% from downtown (44 of 141) and their opposition makes 62.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.7 dimes and 37.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 159th and 271st in D-1. The Anteaters on the defensive end are ranked 61st in college in points per game surrendered with 66.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 36.1% from the floor (17th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC Irvine

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