Check out our free North Dakota State vs South Dakota pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Vermillion. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
North Dakota State vs South Dakota Pick & Preview: Thursday, February 2nd Betting Odds
Bison vs Coyotes Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: North Dakota State Bison at South Dakota Coyotes
- Where: Vermillion at Sanford Coyote Sports Center
- Date: Thursday, February 2nd
- Betting Odds: North Dakota State -1, NDKST -118 | SDAK -105 O/U 144.0
Bison Preview:
Heading into today’s matchup vs South Dakota, the North Dakota State Bison will be taking the floor for the 23rd time this season and have an overall record of 9-13. On the road, the Bison will be playing their 12th game of the season, having gone 4-8. This season, North Dakota State has been favored to win in 6 games, sitting with a mark of 4-2. For today’s contest, North Dakota State has a betting line set -1 points in their favor.
Grant Nelson comes into today’s game as the Bison’s leading scorer at 17.0 points per contest. Not only has Nelson been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is North Dakota State’s top rebounder at 7.79 boards per contest. Behind Nelson, the team has benefited from the strong play of Boden Skunberg, who is second on the team in scoring at 13.38 points per game. Overall, he has hit 42.5% of his shots and is adding 4.81 boards per game.
On offense, North Dakota State comes into the game looking to control the pace of play, as they are just 434th in possessions per game. Even with their preference to slow the game down, the Bison’s are scoring at a rate similar to the NCAA average at 74.8 points per game. So far, 37.33% of their shots have come from beyond the arc, where they have connected at a rate of 35.8%.
Coyotes Preview:
The South Dakota Coyotes head into today’s game in what will be their 24th game of the season, posting a record of 10-13. So far this season, South Dakota has played 12 games at home, sitting with a record of 7-5. For the season, South Dakota has been the underdog in 13 games, sitting with a mark of 2-11. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Coyotes being +1 point underdogs.
South Dakota will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Kruz Perrott-Hunt who is averaging 13.86 points per game for the Coyotes. Perrott-Hunt is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Coyotes’ offensive game plan is the play of Tasos Kamateros who has hit 43.3% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 11.7 points per game.
On offense, South Dakota comes into the game looking to control the pace of play, as they are just 503rd in possessions per game. Even with their preference to slow the game down, the Coyotes’ are scoring at a rate similar to the NCAA average at 75.1 points per game. So far, 33.22% of their shots have come from beyond the arc, where they have connected at a rate of 37.4%.
Free Spread Prediction: North Dakota State Bison -1
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the North Dakota State Bison to pick up the win and cover the spread as -1 point betting favorites. Although North Dakota State as a team is just 85th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Coyotes’ defense. At -1 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Bison to come out on top and cover.
