South Dakota vs Northern Colorado Prediction 12/6/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The South Dakota Coyotes and the Northern Colorado Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action from Bank of Colorado Arena. Here’s a South Dakota vs Northern Colorado prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best South Dakota vs Northern Colorado pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

South Dakota Coyotes Betting Preview

South Dakota opened up the year with a couple of losses to Utah Tech and Creighton. The Coyotes would win their next three games though, taking out Ozark Christian, Southern Indiana and Western Michigan in that time. Since then South Dakota has been on a 2-2 run with losses to Missouri and Portland State sandwiched around wins over South Carolina State and Air Force in that time. Over nine games so far that gives the Coyotes a 5-4 overall record.

In Wednesday’s matchup with Portland State, the Coyotes fell short on a 77-71 outcome in the defeat. Leading the team in scoring during the futile effort was Isaac Bruns with 28 points, nine rebounds, three assists and seven turnovers. Cameron Fens added 15 points with six boards and two steals, while Uzziah Buntyn had 11 points with two steals and one assist.

Northern Colorado Bears Betting Preview

Over on the Northern Colorado side, they kicked off their season with a trio of victories. Those wins came versus Colorado College, Colorado Christian and Pepperdine ahead of a loss to St. Thomas-Minnesota. Since then it’s been smooth sailing for the Bears on a five-game win streak, though. Those victories have come courtesy of Portland, Cal State Fullerton, Air Force, Regis CO and Omaha in succession. Through nine games thus far that gives Northern Colorado an 8-1 overall record.

Matched up against Omaha in their Wednesday outing, the Bears managed to power out a 75-70 road victory. Northern Colorado’s leading scorer was Quinn Denker with 22 points, eight assists, three steals and three rebounds. Brock Wisne was up there as well on 20 points, eight rebounds and one assist, while Ibu Yamazaki had 16 points, six rebounds and two assists in the winning effort for the Bears.

South Dakota Coyotes @ Northern Colorado Bears Betting Trends: December 6, 2025

Why the Northern Colorado Bears will win

• Northern Colorado has won 12 of its last 13 games at Bank of Colorado Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• South Dakota has lost each of its last four road games against the Big Sky Conference.
• South Dakota has lost the first half in eight of its last nine night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

South Dakota vs Northern Colorado Prediction

I’ll stick with Northern Colorado. The Bears had a bit of trouble shaking off Omaha in a road matchup during their last outing, but to their credit pulled off the five-point win in the end. Northern Colorado shot 43 percent from the field and 13-of-15 (87 percent) from the line alongside a 37-33 rebounding edge and 16 team assists. The Bears were competitive in the paint and committed just nine turnovers along the way. Northern Colorado is scoring great so far this year; they’ve hit 71 points or more in every game.

As for South Dakota, they shot just 38 percent from the field against Portland State in their latest loss, along with 24 percent (4-of-17) from outside and 23-of-34 (68 percent) from the line. The Coyotes held a 40-36 advantage on the boards but also got outscored 50-30 in the paint and had 17 total turnovers. South Dakota is scoring well themselves this year with 68 or more points in every game. This one could end up being a pretty sizable total.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Northern Colorado Bears -10