South Dakota Coyotes vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0) will play the South Dakota Coyotes (3-0) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.

The South Dakota Coyotes played Mount Marty and walked away with a win by a score of 77-47 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Coyotes walked away with 16 and Mount Marty finished the game with 22 fouls. They also knocked down 4 of 18 tries from long range. Mount Marty finished the contest at 69.2% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 13 shots. Additionally, Mount Marty snagged 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Mount Marty doled out 10 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, South Dakota allowed the other team to go 31.5% from the field on 17 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 12 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Coyotes made 24 of 31 tries for a rate of 77.4%. South Dakota ended with a 37.1% field goal percentage (23 of 62) and made 7 of their 30 3-pointers.

Shey Eberwein is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He scored 15 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins played but wasn't able to snag any boards. He finished shooting 55.6% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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South Dakota steps onto the court with a record of 3-0 for the year. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, South Dakota is pulling down 40.3 boards per game and has accumulated 43 assists for the season, which has them ranked 46th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Coyotes are shooting 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (23 of 77) and 68.7% from the free throw line. They average 87.0 pts per contest (86th in the nation) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Coyotes are forcing 18.7 turnovers per game while drawing 25.0 fouls. They are ranked 249th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 29 surrendered on the year. The Coyotes defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (75 of 184) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 26.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 175th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Iowa Hawkeyes went home victorious with a score of 89-74 when they faced Southern. With respect to rebounds, Iowa allowed Southern to pull down 34 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 6 of 15 from the free throw line (40.0%). The Hawkeyes permitted Southern to bury 31 out of 65 tries from the field which had them at 47.7% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes ended up going 32 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Iowa buried 18 out of 40 attempts (45.0%). They were able to make 7 of those for a rate of 58.3%. Southern committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Hawkeyes were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest.

Pryce Sandfort pitched in for the Hawkeyes for the game. He converted 8 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

Iowa has a record of 2-0 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 101st in the country. Iowa has 178 pts for the campaign (89.0 per game) and they average 38.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.5 times per game (10th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Hawkeyes are committing 13.5 fouls per contest while shooting 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hawkeyes are ranked 188th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.5. They have forced 17.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (301st in college basketball). The Iowa defense allows 30.2% on shots from distance (13 of 43) and their opposition knocks down 38.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.0 dimes and 36.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 252nd and 236th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa

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