UC Irvine Anteaters (6-4) vs South Dakota Coyotes (7-3)
2023-12-16 22:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: UC Irvine Anteaters -16 -- Over/Under: 145
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The South Dakota Coyotes and the UC-Irvine Anteaters meet in college basketball action from the Bren Events Center on Saturday night. Can South Dakota keep the win streak alive? Or will UC-Irvine snap their losing skid? Let’s dive in and give out a South Dakota vs. UC-Irvine Prediction.
South Dakota Team Preview
The South Dakota Coyotes will look to build on their third straight win after a 78-73 win over Cal State Bakersfield last time out. Lahat Thioune leads the Coyotes in scoring and rebounding with 14.8 PPG and 9.4 RPG while Kaleb Stewart has 13.9 PPG and Paul Bruns has 11.5 PPG with 4.4 RPG. Bostyn Holt has 11.4 PPG with 5.5 RPG and a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Coyotes in assists while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for South Dakota as the Coyotes’ leading assist man. As a team, South Dakota is averaging 80.9 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 37.4% from three and 69.2% from the foul line this season.
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UC-Irvine Team Preview
The UC-Irvine Anteaters come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing streak after a 63-62 loss to San Diego State last time out. Justin Hohn leads the Anteaters in scoring with 13.9 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Devin Tillis has 10.7 PPG with 6 RPG to lead the Anteaters on the glass. Derin Saran has 11.4 PPG with 3.7 RPG and Bent Leuchten has 10 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for UC-Irvine so far this season. Pierre Crockrell II also has a team-high 5.1 APG to lead the Anteaters in the assist department as well this season. As a team, UC-Irvine is averaging 76.5 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 69.7% from the foul line this season.
South Dakota vs. UC-Irvine Prediction
Maybe I’m losing it, but I haven’t seen anything from UC-Irvine as of late where I feel like I want to lay this many points with the Anteaters. Sure, UC-Irvine’s played the tougher schedule to this point, but the Coyotes are capable of keeping this one within single digits. Give me South Dakota and the points.
