The 2024 Summit League Tournament final will be held on Tuesday and you can catch all the action on CBS Sports Network. The No. 1 seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits will be taking on the No. 7 seed Denver Pioneers with a spot in the 2024 NCAA Tournament on the line. South Dakota State is 21-12 on the season and went 12-4 in conference play to win the Summit League while Denver is 17-16 and finished 6-10 in the league.
However, the teams split their season series, with Denver winning 99-80 in its building on Jan. 13 and South Dakota State capturing a 97-70 win in its place. This matchup will be played at the Denny Samford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, SD, and tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET. The Jackrabbits are favored by 9.5 points in the latest South Dakota State vs. Denver odds via SportsLine consensus and the over/under is 155 points. Before entering any Denver vs. South Dakota State picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters 2024 conference championship week on a 145-104 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 28-18 (+820) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Denver vs. South Dakota State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
- South Dakota State vs. Denver spread: South Dakota State -9.5
- South Dakota State vs. Denver over/under: 155 points
- South Dakota State vs. Denver money line: South Dakota State -481, Denver +360
- South Dakota State vs. Denver picks: See picks here
What you need to know about SDSU
The 2024 Summit League regular-season champions enter Tuesday's matchup on a seven-game winning streak and the Jackrabbits are looking to make their second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years. SDSU won 30 games, went 18-0 in conference play and won the 2022 Summit League Tournament Championship before being eliminated in the first round of the tourney by Providence.
Guard Zeke Mayo was a critical role player on that team, starting 21 of the 35 games that he played as a true freshman and averaging 9.6 points per game while shooting 41.6% from the 3-point line. Now Mayo has blossomed into the team's biggest star, averaging 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He's averaged 22.8 points per game over his last four matchups with Denver.
What you need to know about Denver
The Pioneers are the unquestionable Cinderellas of the 2024 Summit League Tournament, with the No. 7 seed upsetting No. 2 seed Kansas City 61-60 in the opening round and then earning a 66-63 victory over No. 6 seed Omaha in the semifinals. Denver is only allowing opponents to shoot 35.1% from the floor and 26.4% from the 3-point line during tournament play.
Denver guard Tommy Bruner is leading the nation in scoring this season (24.2 ppg) and he's coming off a 23-point performance in the win over Omaha on Monday. Bruner had 21 points in the loss to SDSU on Feb. 22 and led all scorers with 26 points in the win over the Jackrabbits on Jan. 13.
How to make South Dakota State vs. Denver picks
The model has simulated SDSU vs. Denver 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Under and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Denver vs. SDSU, and which side of the spread hits over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 28-18 roll on its top-ranked college basketball picks this season, and find out.
