Drake vs South Dakota College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/14/2021
South Dakota Coyotes (1-0) vs. Drake Bulldogs (1-0)
November 14, 2021 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Drake Bulldogs -16 / South Dakota Coyotes +16; Over/Under: -143.5
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The South Dakota Coyotes and the Drake Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the Knapp Center on Sunday afternoon.
The South Dakota Coyotes will be looking to build on their 59-53 season-opening win over Air Force last time out. Kruz Perrott-Hunt led the Coyotes with 14 points on 6 of 13 shooting with 3 assists while Hunter Goodrick had 12 points with a team-high 8 rebounds and Mason Archambault had 11 points with 3 steals to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for South Dakota in the winning effort. Xavier Fuller also added 9 points and 8 rebounds of his own as well in the victory for the Coyotes. As a team, South Dakota shot 36.2% from the field, 33.3% from three and 68.8% from the foul line in the win.
The Drake Bulldogs come into this game looking to add to their season-opening 87-61 win over subdivision Coe College last time out. Tremell Murphy and Tucker Devries shared the team-high with 14 points apiece, with Murphy shooting 5 of 7 from the field with a pair of threes and a team-high 8 rebounds along with 3 assists while Devries shot 4 of 10 with a pair of triples and 6 boards. D.J. Wilkins and Roman Penn each had 11 points to cap off the scoring in double figures for Drake in the win, with Wilkins shooting 4 of 8 with 3 threes and a team-high 5 assists while Penn had 4 assists and 3 steals. As a team, Drake shot 52.7% from the field, 52.2% from three and 77.3% from the foul line in the winning effort.
South Dakota is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win. Drake is 44-16-3 ATS in their last 63 home games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 37-14 in their last 51 games as a home favorite.
It’ll be interesting to see how Drake does against real competition, but South Dakota didn’t inspire many with their offensive performance against Air Force. With that said, I’m siding with the under here as I think South Dakota may continue to have scoring issues and I expect there to be a dropoff for Drake as well.
