Nebraska Omaha vs South Dakota Prediction 1/29/25 College Basketball Picks

The Omaha Mavericks are visiting the South Dakota Coyotes on Wednesday, January 29th at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota Coyotes Prediction. We will examine: 

The South Dakota Coyotes’ recent form and player performance

The Omaha Mavericks’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the South Dakota Coyotes

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Omaha Mavericks

Recent betting trends in games played between Omaha Mavericks and South Dakota Coyotes

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

South Dakota Coyotes Preview

The South Dakota Coyotes have a 12-10 record this season and are sitting in the 5th place in the Summit League. The Coyotes are coming off a 71-90 loss in South Dakota State. The Coyotes are 9-9-1 against the spread, and 15-3-1 in over/under, while having a 10-1 home record this season.

Offensively, South Dakota is averaging 85.9 points per game, which ranks 5th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 83.6 points per game (360th). The Coyotes shoot 46.3% from the field (104th) and 32.4% from beyond the arc (260th). The Coyotes shoot 70.5% from the free-throw line (230th) and are grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game (156th).

Chase Forte leads South Dakota in scoring this season, with an average of 16 points, 3.8 rebounds, and a team-high 3.2 assists, while Isaac Burns adds 14.1 points and 4.5 rebounds. 

Omaha Mavericks Preview

The Omaha Mavericks have a 13-9 record this season and are sitting in first place in the Summit League. Omaha is coming off an 84-76 loss to Oral Roberts. The Mavericks are 16-4 against the spread, and 10-10 in over/under while having a 6-6 road record. 

Offensively, Omaha is averaging 75 points per game, which ranks 177th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 74 points per game (255th). The Mavericks shoot 45.1% from the field (167th) and 36.5% from beyond the arc (59th). The Mavericks shoot 70.7% from the free-throw line (221st) and are grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game (219th).

Marquel Sutton leads Omaha in scoring with an average of 16.9 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds, while JJ White adds 11.8 points.

Why the South Dakota Coyotes will win

• South Dakota has won each of its last nine night games at Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
• The home team has won the first half in seven of South Dakota’s last eight games.

Why the Omaha Mavericks will win

• Omaha has won each of its last nine games.
• Omaha has won the first half in each of its last seven night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota Coyotes Head-to-Head

Omaha has won their last 3 meetings against South Dakota, but South Dakota has won their seven meetings before that. South Dakota is 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 meetings and over is 9-1 in their last 10 meetings. In their most recent meeting last season, Omaha won 91-84 at home, not covering the spread, as the game went over the point total.

Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota Coyotes Prediction

In this Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota Coyotes Prediction, Omaha is coming as -1 road favorites. Omaha is coming in this matchup hot, but both teams have been playing high-scoring games lately, as they are 14-4 to the over in their last 18 games combined, mainly due to their poor defensive efforts this season. Expect another high-scoring affair, so take the over.