South Dakota vs North Dakota Prediction 1/23/25 College Basketball Picks

The South Dakota Coyotes and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Betty. Here’s a South Dakota vs North Dakota prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best South Dakota vs North Dakota pick. We will examine:

The South Dakota Coyotes’ recent form and player performance

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the South Dakota Coyotes

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Recent betting trends in games played between South Dakota and North Dakota

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the South Dakota vs North Dakota game

South Dakota Coyotes Betting Preview

It’s been a pretty choppy year for the Coyotes so far. That said, South Dakota didn’t start out too badly and they’ve managed to keep their heads above .500 as of now. The Coyotes opened on a 9-4 stretch with losses to Iowa, Southern Indiana, Nebraska, and Arizona alongside wins against Southern, East Texas A&M, Mount Marty, Dakota Wesleyan, Western Michigan, Randal U, Idaho State, Wyoming, and Western Illinois. Since then, however, it’s been a rough 2-5 stretch for South Dakota. They’ve beaten Denver and Oral Roberts in that time with losses to Utah Tech, Santa Clara, Kansas City, St. Thomas MN, and North Dakota State, giving the Coyotes an 11-9 overall record through the first 20 games of their campaign this year.

In the North Dakota State game back on Saturday, the Coyotes held a 54-42 deficit by halftime. South Dakota didn’t end up getting any closer than that on a 49-35 run the rest of the way and lost 103-77 in a blowout. Isaac Bruns led the team with his 17 points and four rebounds, while Mayuom Buom came off the bench to provide 13 points with four rebounds in 18 minutes of work on the floor.

North Dakota Fighting Hawks Betting Preview

Over on the Fighting Hawks’ side, they’ve had a decent run or two this year but overall it’s been a real struggle in the record column. North Dakota opened on a 3-2 stretch with wins over Dickinson State ND, Utah Valley, and Loyola Marymount. A rough 1-7 run came next with losses to Bethune-Cookman, SE Louisiana, Eastern Washington, Utah Valley, UTSA (twice), and Alabama. Since then the Hawks are 4-4 with wins over South Dakota Mines, Waldorf College, Denver, and Kansas City among losses to Omaha, St. Thomas MN, Oral Roberts, and South Dakota State. The result has been an 8-13 overall record this year for North Dakota.

Back on Saturday matched up against the Roos, the Hawks were trailing by four points in the locker room. North Dakota hit a solid run in the second half 44-36 and canned the comeback victory 76-72 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Mier Panoam with 21 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Treysen Eaglestaff added 15 points with four rebounds and two assists, and Eli King notched 13 points with six boards and four assists in 28 minutes of work.

Why the North Dakota Fighting Hawks will win

• South Dakota has lost each of its last seven road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• The home team has won each of North Dakota’s last three games.
• South Dakota has lost the first half in each of its last three road games.

Why the South Dakota Coyotes will win

• North Dakota has lost five of its last six night games against Conference opponents.

South Dakota vs North Dakota Prediction

I’ll probably lean toward South Dakota. The Coyotes need to shake off a bad blowout loss to a pretty good North Dakota State team in their last outing, though. South Dakota gave up a whopping 57.4 percent shooting in that one and got outmuscled on the boards 38-33 along the way. The Coyotes are giving up a ton of points lately, with 82 or more allowed in four straight games.

Speaking of giving up points, North Dakota is pretty adept at that lately as well. The Hawks have surrendered 70 or more points in six straight (a 2-4 run) themselves. That said, North Dakota did a pretty solid job overall against KC in their latest win. On paper, however, South Dakota should have control in this matchup, even on the road.