South Dakota vs Oral Roberts 12/20/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and South Dakota Coyotes meet Monday in college basketball action at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The South Dakota Coyotes look for a win after splitting their last six games.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are averaging 81 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 66.6 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Max Abmas is averaging 20.2 points and 3.1 rebounds, while DeShang Weaver is averaging 11.8 points and 4.2 rebounds. Trey Phipps is dishing 1.6 assists and Issac McBride is grabbing 1.8 rebounds. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are shooting 39.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are allowing 28.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.7 rebounds per game.

The South Dakota Coyotes are averaging 72.7 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 66.7 points on 43 percent shooting. Kruz Perrott-Hunt is averaging 13.5 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Mason Archambault is averaging 13.2 points and 4.5 rebounds. Xavier Fuller is the third double-digit scorer and Tasos Kamateros is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The South Dakota Coyotes are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The South Dakota Coyotes are allowing 38.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game.

The Golden Eagles are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Coyotes are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win and 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The over is 15-7 in Golden Eagles last 22 road games. The over is 36-15-1 in Coyotes last 52 overall. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

The South Dakota Coyotes are attractive in the underdog role, but they’ve had no success against the spread this season, and Oral Roberts has a decent edge on the defensive side. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are better than their record indicates, as they went toe to toe with TCU and probably should have beaten Oklahoma State. I need more points to consider South Dakota. I’ll lay the bucket.