Northern Kentucky vs South Dakota Prediction 11/4/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Northern Kentucky Norse and the South Dakota Coyotes meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. 

Northern Kentucky Norse vs South Dakota Coyotes Prediction

I’m leaning towards Northern Kentucky here. I think this line is really telling that the Norse are favored on the road in this one as historically South Dakota has been strong at home but the win for South Dakota over a subdivision team doesn’t really tell us a whole lot about the direction of this team. Northern Kentucky is expected to be a mid-tier Horizon team this season but if they get off to a hot start I think the sky could be the limit and I think the Norse pick up a big road win and cover here. Give me Northern Kentucky.

Northern Kentucky Norse Recap

The Northern Kentucky Norse come into this game looking to add on to their 84-76 win over UTEP last time out to sit at 1-0 on the year. After this game, the Norse will head on the road for a game against Texas A&M. Willie Foster has 24.0 PPG with 10.0 RPG and 1.0 APG in 1 game played so far this season while Noah Pagotto has 19.0 PPG with a team-high 12.0 RPG to lead the Norse in rebounding. Eric Acker has 16.0 PPG with a team-high 5.0 APG to lead the Norse in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Northern Kentucky so far this season. B.J. Davis-Ray has 9.0 PPG with 2.0 RPG, Will Shortt has 6.0 PPG with 3.0 RPG, Ryan Tolliver has 5.0 PPG with 4.0 RPG, and Gabrielius Jokubauskas has 5.0 PPG with 2.0 RPG as well this season. As a team, Northern Kentucky is averaging 84.0 PPG on 50.0% shooting from the field, 19.0% from three and 90.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Northern Kentucky Norse will win

• Northern Kentucky has won eight of its last nine games against non-Conference opponents.
• South Dakota has lost four of its last five night games.
• South Dakota has lost the first half in seven of its last eight night games against non-Conference opponents.

South Dakota Coyotes Recap

The South Dakota Coyotes come into this game looking to add on to their 95-57 win over subdivision Mount Marty last time out to sit at 1-0 on the year. After this game, the Coyotes will take on Cal State Fullerton at home. Jahni Summers has 17.0 PPG with 3.0 RPG and 1.0 APG in 1 game played so far this season while Kajus Kublickas has 14.0 PPG with 2.0 APG. Vince Buzelis has 14.0 PPG with a team-high 7.0 RPG to lead the Coyotes in rebounding and a team-high 6.0 APG to lead the Coyotes in assists. Josiah Dotzler has 12.0 PPG with 5.0 RPG and Stef van Bussel has 11.0 PPG with 6.0 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for South Dakota so far this season. Melo Sanchez has 5.0 PPG, Josh Townley-Thomas has 5.0 PPG with 3.0 RPG, Ethan Kizer has 5.0 PPG, and Marvin Richard III has 5.0 PPG as well this season. As a team, South Dakota is averaging 95.0 PPG on 52.8% shooting from the field, 32.0% from three and 75.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the South Dakota Coyotes will win

• South Dakota has won 16 of its last 18 home games against non-Conference opponents.
• Northern Kentucky has lost each of its last six Wednesday road games against non-Conference opponents.
• Northern Kentucky has lost the first half in each of its last 10 Wednesday road games against non-Conference opponents.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Northern Kentucky -2.5