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St. Thomas - Minnesota vs Idaho Vandals Predictions January 3, 2024

Game time: January 3, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: ICCU Arena — Moscow, ID

Article updated Jan 3, 1:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The St. Thomas - Minnesota are traveling to play the Idaho Vandals at the ICCU Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/3/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. St. Thomas - Minnesota is the betting

Game outlook

The St. Thomas - Minnesota are traveling to play the Idaho Vandals at the ICCU Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/3/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. St. Thomas - Minnesota is the betting favorite opening at -3.5 and the current line is St. Thomas - Minnesota -5.

Tommies vs Vandals Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Vandals to win tonight's game by 5 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Idaho Vandals to cover the 5 point spread and the total to go over 133.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: St. Thomas - Minnesota 67 to Idaho 72

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Thomas - Minnesota and Idaho Vandals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts St. Thomas - Minnesota to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that St. Thomas - Minnesota will win straight-up is 67%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be STMN 71.75, IDAHO 61.75.

OddsShark predicts St. Thomas (MN) will win, cover the spread.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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St. Thomas - Minnesota Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 70, St. Thomas - Minnesota is ranked #242 in offense (scoring an average of 72.43 per game), #10 in defense (allowing an average of 61.21 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-5 (8-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Tommies hit an average of 46.96% of their field goals (ranked #80) and 73.85% of their free throws (ranked #75) and makes an average of 36.68% of their three pointers ranked #68 in the NCAAB). They average 33.64 rebounds per game (ranked # 301) and average 15.36 offensive assists and 10.21 turnovers per game (ranked # 86 and 41 respectively).

Defensively speaking, St. Thomas - Minnesota allows an average of 42.11% field goals (ranked #146) and 67.23% free throws (ranked #48 in the NCAAB) The Tommies allow an average of 30.97% of the three pointers (ranked #98) and averages 30.57 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.57) Finally, the Tommies average 11.50 defensive assists and 12.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 88 and 238 respectively).

Idaho Key Betting Stats

Idaho Vandals has a power ranking of 270 and are #258 for offense (scoring an average of 71.71 per game), #131 for defense (giving up an average of 69.07 points per game) and 7-7 (6-6 ATS) overall. St. Thomas - Minnesota went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Idaho.

For offense, the Vandals hit an average of 44.33% of their field goals (ranked #209) and 71.06% of their free throws (ranked #178) and makes an average of 33.14% of their three pointers (ranked #204 in the NCAAB). They average 34.07 rebounds per game (ranked # 284) and average 13.36 offensive assists and 11.14 turnovers per game (ranked # 192) and 84 respectively).

On defense, Idaho allows an average of 43.27% field goals (ranked #207) and 68.26% free throws (ranked #82 in the NCAAB) The Vandals allow an average of 36.08% of the three pointers (ranked #327) and averages 35.07 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.07) Finally, the Vandals average 12.93 defensive assists and 12.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 197 and 196 respectively).

Betting Summary

St. Thomas - Minnesota has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Idaho Vandals to cover the 5 point spread and the total to go over 133.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw St. Thomas - Minnesota vs Vandals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · St. Thomas - Minnesota-175 → -205Moved
  • Moneyline · Idaho Vandals+143 → +170Moved
  • Spread · St. Thomas - Minnesota-3.5 (-110) → -5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Idaho Vandals+3.5 (-110) → +5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over131.5 (-110) → 133.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under131.5 (-110) → 133.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Last 0 completed games on file
Idaho Vandals
21-14 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-03T06:35:41.655Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Thomas - Minnesota and Idaho Vandals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-12-09Idaho Vandals 63 · Utah Tech 62
  • 2022-11-19Utah Tech 81 · Idaho Vandals 71
Final result

Matchup pick recap

St. Thomas - Minnesota defeated Idaho Vandals 75-67

St. Thomas - Minnesota defeated Idaho Vandals 75-67 on January 3, 2024, a 8-point decision in the series. St. Thomas - Minnesota's strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 37-31. Against SportsJaw's recorded St. Thomas - Minnesota -5 (-110) spread, St. Thomas - Minnesota covered, while the 142 combined points finished over the recorded total of 133.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BadmanSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota +5 (-110)Win
  • Steve512Spread · St. Thomas - Minnesota -5 (-110)Win
  • JoeThomasSpread · Idaho Vandals +5 (-110)Loss
  • Josh720Spread · St. Thomas - Minnesota -5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota -5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · St. Thomas - Minnesota -5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 133.5 (-110)Win