South Dakota vs Oral Roberts Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a South Dakota vs Oral Roberts Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, February 8th, at the Mabee Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Coyotes’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Golden Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving South Dakota

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Oral Roberts

-Recent betting trends in games played between South Dakota and Oral Roberts

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Coyotes and Golden Eagles. 

Can Oral Roberts Win a Second Straight Game?

Oral Roberts in the last game faced off against UMKC and they didn’t play well enough. At halftime, they were up 45-28, and even though they weren’t as good in the second half, they still ended up leading to the victory. Issac McBride was the top player for Oral Roberts putting up 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists. There were three different players that put up a least 11 points. Two games ago against St. Thomas, they didn’t play as well and they ended up losing 86-71. 

Oral Roberts sits with a 6-16 record overall and they have gone 6-12 against the spread. The over has hit in 11 of the 18 games. Oral Roberts is averaging 74.9 points while their defense is giving up 78.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 165th in the league while the defense is ranked 333rd in the league. Isaac McBride has been the top player for this team, averaging 18.5 points while shooting 44 percent on the field. 

Why Oral Roberts Will Beat South Dakota State

• Oral Roberts has won 12 of its last 13 games at Mabee Center following a home win.
• South Dakota has lost seven of its last eight away games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Oral Roberts has won the first half in each of its last six night games against South Dakota at Mabee Center.

South Dakota is Coming off a Win

South Dakota hasn’t been perfect this season, but they have been good and they are coming off another victory in the last game. South Dakota faced off against Denver in the last game and they scored 86 points while the defense gave up 79 points. At halftime, they were down by three, but in the second half they scored 47 points and that was enough for the win. Chase Forte had a huge game putting up 25 points, six rebounds, and two assists. Quandre Bullock also put up 20 points, five rebounds, and two assists. 

South Dakota sits with a 14-10 record overall and they have gone 11-9-1 against the spread. The over has hit in 18 of the 21 games that have had totals on them. South Dakota is averaging 86.1 points while their defense is giving up 83.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league while the defense is ranked 361st. It’s been the same story all season, they can score, but their defense has been an issuse at times. 

Why South Dakota Will Beat Oral Roberts

• South Dakota has won each of its last four night games against the Summit League.
• Oral Roberts has lost 15 of its last 18 games against Conference opponents.

South Dakota vs Oral Roberts Prediction

I have to take the over here just because South Dakota is involved. Not only do they trend towards the over, the stats show exactly why this game should be higher scoring. South Dakota is averaging 86.1 points per game but their defense is giving up 83.5 points per game. Both offenses are going to have no issue running up the score, and this game is going to end up over the total.