South Dakota State vs Denver 1/15/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Denver Pioneers (6-13) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (14-4)
January 15, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Dakota State Jackrabbits -18.5 / Denver Pioneers +18.5; Over/Under: -162.5
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The Denver Pioneers and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits meet in college basketball action from the Frost Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Denver Pioneers come into this game looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after an 80-71 loss to South Dakota last time out. KJ Hunt leads the Pioneers in scoring and assists with 15.9 PPG and 3.4 APG while also logging 4.6 RPG. and Jordan Johnson’s got 11.4 PPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for Denver so far this season. As a team, Denver is averaging 68.9 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 69% from the foul line while allowing 73.2 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field and 33.5% from three this season.
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits will try to build on their current five-game win streak after a 95-86 win over Omaha last time out. Noah Friedel leads the Jackrabbits in scoring with 18 PPG while Douglas Wilson has 14.4 PPG with 5.2 RPG and Baylor Scheierman has 14.4 PPG with team-highs of 8.5 RPG and 4.1 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for South Dakota State so far this season. As a team, South Dakota State is averaging 87.5 PPG on 51.6% shooting from the field, 44.7% from three and 75.1% from the foul line while allowing 76 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field and 36.4% from three this season.
Denver is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 8-2 in their last 10 road games. South Dakota State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record.
I get the case to be made either way here, as the Jackrabbits are the better team but I trusted the Jackrabbits against Omaha and that didn’t go over particularly well when all was said and done. Instead, I’m going to side with the over. Both teams have played in a bunch of high-scoring games as of late and both have had issues defensively, so I think another high-scoring game could be on the cards in this one. Give me the over.
