South Dakota vs Nebraska-Omaha Picks and Prediction – 2/16/2024
The South Dakota Coyotes go on the road to Omaha, Nebraska on Thursday night to face the Omaha Mavericks. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks.
The South Dakota Coyotes come into this game with a 10-15 record. Last game on the court for South Dakota was a win against Denver. The win came by a final score of 92-86.
On the year the Coyotes have been average with a total of 76 points per game scored. The defense, has been below average giving up 79 points per game, but most of that was against very good schools. The rebounding for South Dakota is sitting at 39.0 boards per game. Kaleb Stewart has been the leading scorer for South Dakota with 15.7 points per game.
Omaha for their part heads to the game here with a 12-14 record. The last game on the court for the Mavericks was against North Dakota State and the game ended up being a close loss by a score of 81-79.
Offensively the Mavericks have been average and as good as South Dakota with 75 points per game, but the defense has been strong giving up only 72 points per game. The rebounding for Omaha is sitting at 33.6 boards per game. Frankie Fidler is the leading scorer for Omaha with 19.2 points per game.
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Omaha Mavericks -8.5
The South Dakota Coyotes are 2-9 away from home this year. South Dakota has lost the turnover battle on average this season, committing 12.8 per game (301st in college basketball) while forcing 8.9 (355th in college basketball). The Omaha Mavericks are 9-2 at home so far this season. The Mavericks outscore opponents by 2.7 points per game (scoring 74.9 points per game to rank 158th in college basketball while allowing 72.2 per contest to rank 184th in college basketball) and have a +71 scoring differential overall. I think Omaha will come out strong in this game and hit more shots resulting in a win and cover in the end. Final Score Prediction, Omaha Mavericks win and cover the spread 82-72.