The South Dakota Coyotes (12-18, 5-10 Summit League) hope to break a seven-game road losing streak when they visit the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (17-13, 9-6 Summit League) on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET. Below, we take a look at the North Dakota vs. South Dakota odds and lines ahead of this matchup.
The Fightin’ Hawks and the Coyotes play with no line currently set for the matchup.
North Dakota is 13-14-0 against the spread this season compared to South Dakota’s 14-13-0 ATS record. The Fightin’ Hawks have gone over the point total in 11 games, while Coyotes games have gone over 15 times. North Dakota is 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its past 10 games, while South Dakota has gone 7-3 against the spread and 3-7 overall.
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North Dakota vs. South Dakota prediction
North Dakota 80, South Dakota 72
Against the spread
- North Dakota has put together a 13-14-0 ATS record so far this year.
- South Dakota has won 14 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 13 times.
- The 74.7 points per game the Fightin’ Hawks record are the same as the Coyotes allow.
- When North Dakota scores more than 78.8 points, it is 8-1 against the spread and 11-1 overall.
- South Dakota is 8-3 against the spread and 8-6 overall when giving up fewer than 74.7 points.
- The Coyotes average only 4.9 more points per game (76.9) than the Fightin’ Hawks allow their opponents to score (72.0).
- South Dakota has put together a 10-7 ATS record and an 11-9 overall record in games it scores more than 72.0 points.
- North Dakota’s record is 7-9 against the spread and 12-7 overall when it gives up fewer than 76.9 points.
Players to watch
North Dakota
- B.J. Omot averages a team-high 17.1 points per contest. He is also averaging 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists, shooting 42.1% from the field and 28.7% from downtown with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game.
- Amar Kuljuhovic averages a team-best 8.6 rebounds per contest. In addition, he’s putting up 8.6 points and 0.8 assists, shooting 61.0% from the field.
- Treysen Eaglestaff is putting up 14.1 points, 1.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per contest.
South Dakota
- Lahat Thioune is putting up a team-high 9.6 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 14.3 points and 0.8 assists, making 57.3% of his shots from the floor.
- Bostyn Holt is the Coyotes’ top assist man (3.1 per game), and he averages 12.3 points and 4.7 rebounds.
- Paul Bruns gets the Coyotes 10.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
