South Dakota State at Boise State 11/9/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits look to bounce back from a loss to start the season with a victory on Wednesday when visiting the Boise State Broncos, who will be opening their regular-season. South Dakota State opened its regular season on Monday with an 81-80 loss to the Akron Zips. Matt Dentlinger was the leading scorer for South Dakota State with 15 points while William Kyle III scored 14 points.

After one game of the regular season, Matt Dentlinger is the leading scorer with 15 points, while William Kyle III scored 14 points. Three others for South Dakota State, of which all three are starters, also scored in double figures on opening night. The leading rebounder is Zeke Mayo with seven, while the leader in assists is Dentlinger with six. On opening night, South Dakota State shot 52.5% overall but only 26.7% from three-point territory.

Boise State finished last season 27-8 overall and 15-3 in the Mountain West Conference. The Broncos lost three players from last season including leading scorer Abu Kigab and third leading scorer Emmanuel Akot. Boise State lost a combined scoring average of 32.5 points per game and 16.8 rebounds per game, between the two. However, five players from last season return for the Broncos.

Marcus Shaver Jr returns and was the second-leading scorer with an average of 13.3 points per game, while Tyson Degenhart is also back and last season averaged 9.9 points per game. Boise State also added five freshmen. In addition, the Broncos signed transfers Chibuzo Agbo from Texas Tech and Mohamed Sylla from Detroit Mercy. Boise State could lack in rebounding, as the Broncos lost each of their top two rebounders from last season.