South Dakota Coyotes vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Prediction, 3/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: ESPN+

The South Dakota Coyotes (12-19) are on their way to Denny Sanford Premier Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (11-18).

The South Dakota Coyotes stepped onto the hardwood against North Dakota and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-66 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Coyotes walked away with 11 and North Dakota recorded 13 fouls. They knocked down 12 of 30 attempts from distance. North Dakota ended up going 84.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 13 shots. Additionally, North Dakota snagged 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Dakota doled out 18 assists and had 11 steals for this game. In reference to defending, South Dakota let their opponent shoot 52.9% from the floor on 36 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this game as well as forcing 3 turnovers and getting 2 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Coyotes made 6 of 9 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. South Dakota walked away from the contest having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and converted 6 of their 16 three-point shots.

Lahat Thioune is a player who was important for the matchup. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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South Dakota will take the court with a win-loss mark of 12-19 for the year. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, South Dakota is snagging 37.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 378 assists for the year, which is 227th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Coyotes are connecting on 37.5% on 3-point shots (242 of 645) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They average 76.5 points per outing (95th in the nation) while connecting on 45.8% from the field.

On defense, the Coyotes have forced 8.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 281st in college hoops in giving up assists with 423 surrendered this year. The Coyotes are giving up a FG percentage of 45.1% (903 of 2,004) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are 342nd in the nation in PPG allowed (79.3).

For their last game, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 71-54 when they faced UMKC. The Golden Eagles were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. UMKC earned 14 fouls for the game which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. In relation to 3-point shots, Oral Roberts made 8 out of 28 attempts (28.6%). When the game finished, the Golden Eagles went 18 out of 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0%. The Golden Eagles permitted UMKC to knock down 26 of their 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.3% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 26.1% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 23 and ended up shooting 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Oral Roberts allowed UMKC to grab 33 in total (6 offensive).

Jailen Bedford ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 32 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Oral Roberts has a mark of 11-18 this year. The Golden Eagles commit 17.3 fouls per game and they connect on 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.1 times per contest (327th in the country) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per contest. Oral Roberts has scored 2,135 points for the season (73.6 per game) and they average 33.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which is 221st in the nation.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 282nd in the country in points given up per game with 75.6. They have forced 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (205th in the country). The Oral Roberts defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (241 of 680) and opponents are converting on 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.0 dimes and 38.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 193rd and 347th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Dakota

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