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South Dakota vs Denver Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/19/23

Denver Pioneers (11-9) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (8-10)
January 19, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Dakota Coyotes -4.5 / Denver Pioneers +4.5; Over/Under: +150.5
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The Denver Pioneers and South Dakota Coyotes meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Denver Pioneers Preview

The Denver Pioneers are averaging 75.2 points on 50 percent shooting and allowing 76.3 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Tommy Bruner is averaging 16.4 points and 4.4 assists, while Touko Tainamo is averaging 11.2 points and 5.4 rebounds. Tyree Corbett is the third double-digit scorer and Tevin Smith is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Denver Pioneers are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 69.6 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Pioneers are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.

The South Dakota Coyotes Preview

The South Dakota Coyotes are averaging 68.3 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.7 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Kruz Perrott-Hunt is averaging 13.9 points and 2.8 rebounds, while AJ Plitzuweit is averaging 11.6 points and 2.5 rebounds. Tasos Kamateros is the third double-digit scorer, and Paul Bruns is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The South Dakota Coyotes are shooting 40.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76.6 percent from the free throw line. The South Dakota Coyotes are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Pioneers are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 Thursday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Coyotes are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The over is 37-14 in Pioneers last 51 overall. The over is 4-1 in Coyotes last 5 home games. The home team is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, but the pick would be South Dakota if forced to pick. The Denver Pioneers are losing their last 5 games by an average of 11.6 points, and they’ve been horrible against the spread all season. South Dakota plays its best ball at home and has been improved defensively as of late. It’s the Coyote’s or pass for me.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: South Dakota Coyotes -4.5

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Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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