UMKC vs South Dakota 2/24/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Dakota Coyotes will travel to eh Swinney Recreation Center to take on the Kansas City Roos this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The South Dakota Coyotes won their 4^th straight game and improved to 17-10 on the season after defeating the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 78-65, this past Saturday. South Dakota was solid on both ends of the court in the 2^nd half against Western Illinois and was able to pull away after taking a 69-61 lead with 2:54 left in regulation. South Dakota shot 45.6% from the field & 55.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Western Illinois to shoot 41.8% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Coyotes was Tasos Kamateros who had 24 points, 5 rebounds, & 1 steal.

On the season, South Dakota is averaging 75.6 ppg on 46.6% shooting from the field. The Coyotes are averaging 7.3 three-pointers per game on 37.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, South Dakota has been led by Kruz Perrott-Hunt (15.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3 apg), Mason Archambault (14.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.2 spg), Tasos Kamateros (11.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.9 apg), & Hunter Goodrick (7.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.7 apg).

Defensively, South Dakota is allowing their opponents to an average of 70.2 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Coyotes have a rebound margin of 4.3 and a turnover margin of 1.4.

The Kansas City Roos improved to 18-10 on the season after defeating the North Dakota State Bison, 85-71, this past Saturday. Kansas City was lights out on the offensive end against North Dakota State and was able to pull away late after taking a 79-69 lead with 1:09 left in regulation. Kansas City shot 58.0% from the field & 71.4% from beyond the arc while allowing North Dakota State to shoot 47.4% from the field & 15.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Roos was Evan Gilyard II who had 33 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Kansas City is averaging 75.1 ppg on 48.0% shooting from the field. The Roos are averaging 7.5 three-pointers per game on 37.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Kansas City has been led by Evan Gilyard II (16.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.1 spg), Arkel Lamar (13.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg), Marvin Nesbitt Jr. (12.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg), Josiah Allick (12.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.1 apg).

Defensively, Kansas City is allowing their opponents to average 66.5 ppg on 43.7% shooting from the field. The Roos have a rebound margin of -1.2 and a turnover margin of 5.2.

The Coyotes are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games & 14-11 ATS overall on the season. The Roos are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall & 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

South Dakota has been solid on the offensive end this season, ranking 72^nd in scoring offense & 55^th in FG%, however, this is a team that has struggled defensively (210^th in scoring defense; 266^th in defensive FG%) and come into this game with just a 5-6 road record. Kansas City has been sold on both ends of the court, ranking 80^th in scoring offense & 100^th in scoring defense, and between the fact that Kansas City already defeated South Dakota on the road by a 68-57 margin and that the Roos have been outstanding since getting both Arkel Lamar & Josiah Allick back from injury, I think Kansas City does enough on their home court to cover this mid-range spread. Good Luck!