South Dakota Coyotes vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: Hulu Live TV

Vivint Arena is the location where the BYU Cougars (5-3) will go up against the South Dakota Coyotes (4-4) on Saturday.

The South Dakota Coyotes faced Mount Marty and notched a win by a score of 97-58 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Coyotes walked away with 11 and Mount Marty had 8 fouls. They also buried 7 of 27 shots from beyond the arc. Mount Marty finished the contest at 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 3 of 5 tries. On top of that, Mount Marty grabbed 20 rebounds (6 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't have a block. Mount Marty dished out 10 assists and had but didn't record a steal for the team. When discussing defense, South Dakota allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the floor on 24 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled a total of 39 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Coyotes made 2 of their 2 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. South Dakota ended the game having earned a 56.7% FG percentage (38 out of 67) and knocked down 19 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Tasos Kamateros is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the game at 70.0% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 18 mins played and snagged 7 rebounds. He notched 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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South Dakota will enter this matchup with a mark of 4-4 on the campaign. They are averaging 67.6 points per outing (278th in the country) while connecting on 42.0% from the field. The Coyotes are hitting 36.4% on shots from distance (68 of 187) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, South Dakota is pulling down 36.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 98 assists on the season, which is 202nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a team they commit 14.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Coyotes are forcing 10.5 turnovers every game and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 248th in college hoops in giving up assists with 100 relinquished for the year. The Coyotes defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (219 of 486) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.0% on shots from distance while they are 237th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the BYU Cougars took home the win by a final score of 100-64 when they faced Westminster. In the matter of attacking the glass, BYU permitted Westminster to pull down 27 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from three-point range by hitting 3 out of 12 and ended up going 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Cougars allowed Westminster to convert 23 of 47 tries from the floor which had them at 48.9% in this contest. In all, the Cougars walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.2%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, BYU converted 19 of their 40 tries (47.5%). They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a clip of 55.0%. Westminster was called for 11 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 15 steals for the matchup. The Cougars earned 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Gideon George ended up being a factor for the Cougars in the matchup. He earned 15 points in his 19 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 6 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and added 1 rebound.

BYU has a mark of 5-3 on the campaign. As an offense, the Cougars are shooting 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 200th in the nation. BYU has 613 pts this season (76.6 per game) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per game (94th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest. The Cougars have committed 20.0 fouls per contest while shooting 63.9% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars on defense are ranked 263rd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 72.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (248th in D-1). The BYU defense gives up 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (49 of 149) and their opponents are making 67.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.6 dimes and 33.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 204th and 168th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Dakota

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