South Dakota Coyotes vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 11/20/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

University Arena (MI) is the location where the Western Michigan Broncos (2-3) will go up against the South Dakota Coyotes (4-1) on Wednesday.

The South Dakota Coyotes stepped onto the hardwood against Dakota Wesleyan and notched a win by a score of 92-69 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Coyotes walked away with 10 while Dakota Wesleyan totaled 12 personal fouls. They buried 8 of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Dakota Wesleyan walked away from this one shooting 91.7% from the free throw line by burying 11 of their 12 tries. Additionally, Dakota Wesleyan collected 29 rebounds (14 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Dakota Wesleyan earned 11 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, South Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Coyotes buried 9 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. South Dakota wrapped up the contest having earned a 58.1% FG percentage (36 out of 62) and converted 11 of 28 3-point shots.

Isaac Bruns is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He recorded 23 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 22 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. He finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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South Dakota steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 4-1 this year. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 17.0 fouls per game. As a unit, South Dakota is grabbing 37.4 boards per contest and has racked up 66 assists on the campaign, which is 120th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Coyotes are shooting 32.1% on shots from downtown (44 of 137) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 86.0 points per game (56th in the nation) while shooting 47.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Coyotes are forcing 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 fouls. They are surrendering 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 252nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.8). The Coyotes defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (137 of 311) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 265th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 61 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Western Michigan Broncos went home victorious with a score of 92-69 when they faced Canisius. The Broncos collected 32 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the game. They gave up possession 6 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. Canisius had 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to make 6 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Western Michigan buried 10 of 23 attempts (43.5%). Overall, the Broncos ended up going 38 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 63.3%. The Broncos allowed Canisius to bury 23 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.9% for this game. They finished 30.0% from distance by shooting 9 out of 30 and finished the game at 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Western Michigan permitted Canisius to get 26 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Markhi Strickland ended up being important for the Broncos for this contest. He accumulated 15 points in his 28 minutes on the court and totaled 3 dimes in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 9 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a win-loss mark of 2-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are hitting on 41.9% from the floor, which is 289th in the country. Western Michigan has earned 359 pts for the season (71.8 per game) and they grab 37.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (242nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.4 times per contest. The Broncos have committed 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 68.2% from the free throw line.

The Broncos on defense are ranked 129th in the nation in points given up per game with 67.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the field (237th in the nation). The Western Michigan defense surrenders 34.7% from downtown (43 of 124) and opponents are connecting on 68.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.2 dimes and 33.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 256th and 142nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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