South Dakota State vs UMKC 12/20/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UMKC Roos (5-5) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (9-4)
December 20, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Dakota State Jackrabbits -13 / UMKC Roos +13; Over/Under: -147.5
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The UMKC Roos and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits meet in college basketball action from the Frost Arena on Monday night.
The UMKC Roos will look to rebound from a 60-56 loss to SIU-Edwardsville in their last game. Evan Gilyard II leads the Roos in scoring and assists with 11.9 PPG and 2.3 APG while Josiah Allick has 11.7 PPG with 5.5 RPG. Anderson Kopp has 10.8 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for UMKC so far this season. Marvin Nesbitt Jr. also has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead the Roos on the glass this season. As a team, UMKC is averaging 69.7 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 69.1% from the foul line while allowing 60.3 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field and 26.5% from three this season.
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits will also be looking for a rebound after a 75-63 loss to Missouri State in their last outing. Noah Friedel leads the Jackrabbits in scoring with 19 PPG while Douglas Wilson has 14.2 PPG with 5.5 RPG and Baylor Scheierman has 13.3 PPG with team-highs of 8.8 RPG and 3.8 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 87.3 PPG on 50.1% shooting from the field, 44.4% from three and 70.9% from the foul line while allowing 60.3 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field and 26.5% from three this season.
UMKC is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Monday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss. South Dakota State is averaging 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a loss while the over is 21-7 in their last 28 home games.
I get the case to be made both ways here but I’m leaning towards the over in this one as the Jackrabbits are a team we all know can put points up in bunches and can turn any game into a track meet, while UMKC’s held their own in spots offensively this season and the Jackrabbits haven’t been the stoutest defense out there this season. Give me the over.
