South Dakota vs Missouri Prediction 11/20/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The South Dakota Coyotes and the Missouri Tigers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Mizzou Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Dakota Coyotes vs. Missouri Tigers prediction.

South Dakota Coyotes Recap

The South Dakota Coyotes come into this game looking to build on their 83-78 win over Western Michigan last time out to sit at 3-2 this season. After this game, South Dakota will head home for a game against South Carolina State.

Coyotes Win 3 In A Row

Isaac Bruns leads the Coyotes in scoring with 17.4 PPG and 3.8 RPG while Shey Eberwein has 10.4 PPG with 2 APG and Uzziah Buntyn has 10 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Coyotes in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for South Dakota so far this season. Jesse McIntosh has 9.6 PPG with 4.6 RPG and Jordan Crawford has 9.2 PPG with 3 RPG while Cameron Fens has 8.2 PPG with 4.8 RPG to lead the Coyotes in rebounding so far this season. As a team, South Dakota is averaging 89.6 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 75% from the foul line so far this season.

Missouri Tigers Recap

The Missouri Tigers come into this game looking to build on their 91-73 win over Prairie View A&M last time out to sit at 5-0 this season. After this game, Missouri will take on South Carolina State at home.

Tigers Looking To Stay Unbeaten

Mark Mitchell leads the Tigers in scoring and assists with 18 PPG and 3.2 APG along with 6.4 RPG while Jayden Stone has 13.6 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 3 APG and Anthony Robinson II has 13.2 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 3.2 APG along with a team-high 2.4 SPG as well this season. Jacob Crews has 12.6 PPG with 6 RPG and Sebastian Mack has 10 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Missouri up to this point in the year. Shawn Phillips Jr. has 8.8 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead Missouri in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Missouri is averaging 91.4 PPG on 56.4% shooting from the field, 44% from three and 64.4% from the foul line this season.

South Dakota Coyotes @ Missouri Tigers Betting Trends: November 20, 2025

Why the Missouri Tigers will win

• Missouri has won each of its last 19 games against non-Conference opponents at Mizzou Arena.
• South Dakota has lost each of its last six road games against non-Conference opponents.
• Missouri has won the first half in 11 of its last 12 games at Mizzou Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the South Dakota Coyotes will win

• South Dakota has won each of its last three games.
• South Dakota has won the first half in each of its last three games.

Total Points Facts

• Nineteen of Missouri’s last 20 night games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 173 or fewer points.
• Fifty-six of South Dakota’s last 63 night games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 173 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Missouri ranks 4th among Division 1 teams for field goal percentage this season (56.4%).
• Missouri ranks 5th among Division 1 teams for opponent blocks per game this season (1.2).
• South Dakota ranks T25th among Division 1 teams for field goal attempts per game this season (68.6).
• South Dakota ranks T32nd among Division 1 teams for opponent steals per game this season (4.8).

South Dakota Coyotes vs. Missouri Tigers Prediction

I’m on South Dakota and the points here. I get the case to be made for Missouri here as the Tigers have looked solid out of the gate this season, but the Tigers have had issues covering the bigger numbers they’ve faced and I think this could be another problematic number here. Give me South Dakota and the points in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: South Dakota +28.5