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South Dakota Coyotes vs Western Illinois Leathernecks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall — Macomb, IL

Article updated Dec 3, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The South Dakota Coyotes are traveling to play the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Western Hall stadium on Sunday, 12/3/2023 @ 2:00pm EST. Western Illinois is the

Game outlook

The South Dakota Coyotes are traveling to play the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Western Hall stadium on Sunday, 12/3/2023 @ 2:00pm EST. Western Illinois is the betting favorite opening at 0 and the current line is Western Illinois -1.

Coyotes vs Leathernecks Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Coyotes to win today's game by 6 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the South Dakota Coyotes to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go over 140.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: South Dakota 75 to Western Illinois 69

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the South Dakota Coyotes and Western Illinois Leathernecks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts South Dakota Coyotes to cover the spread (55%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Western Illinois will win straight-up is 53%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SDKOTA 69.25, W.ILL 71.25.

OddsShark predicts South Dakota will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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South Dakota Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 192, South Dakota is ranked #51 in offense (scoring an average of 82.63 per game), #145 in defense (allowing an average of 69.38 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-3 (2-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Coyotes hit an average of 45.87% of their field goals (ranked #139) and 71.08% of their free throws (ranked #179) and makes an average of 37.57% of their three pointers ranked #55 in the NCAAB). They average 46.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 9) and average 13.00 offensive assists and 13.88 turnovers per game (ranked # 198 and 282 respectively).

Defensively speaking, South Dakota allows an average of 39.72% field goals (ranked #64) and 69.84% free throws (ranked #153 in the NCAAB) The Coyotes allow an average of 33.16% of the three pointers (ranked #210) and averages 32.38 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.38) Finally, the Coyotes average 12.63 defensive assists and 12.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 201 and 222 respectively).

Western Illinois Key Betting Stats

Western Illinois Leathernecks has a power ranking of 349 and are #312 for offense (scoring an average of 67.14 per game), #292 for defense (giving up an average of 76.43 points per game) and 3-5 (2-4 ATS) overall. South Dakota went 1-2 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Illinois.

For offense, the Leathernecks hit an average of 39.19% of their field goals (ranked #341) and 59.51% of their free throws (ranked #351) and makes an average of 28.29% of their three pointers (ranked #316 in the NCAAB). They average 42.86 rebounds per game (ranked # 22) and average 11.00 offensive assists and 15.29 turnovers per game (ranked # 307) and 338 respectively).

On defense, Western Illinois allows an average of 43.36% field goals (ranked #213) and 66.92% free throws (ranked #72 in the NCAAB) The Leathernecks allow an average of 32.89% of the three pointers (ranked #202) and averages 38.86 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.86) Finally, the Leathernecks average 13.00 defensive assists and 9.71 turnovers per game (ranked # 229 and 344 respectively).

Betting Summary

South Dakota has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the South Dakota Coyotes to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go over 140.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Coyotes vs Leathernecks archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Coyotes vs Leathernecks matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · South Dakota Coyotes-118 → -105Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks-104 → -115Moved
  • Spread · South Dakota Coyotes0 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks0 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145.5 (-110) → 140.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under145.5 (-110) → 140.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

South Dakota Coyotes
16-16 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-26 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-03T06:35:11.271Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the South Dakota Coyotes and Western Illinois Leathernecks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-26South Dakota Coyotes 72 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 75
  • 2022-12-31Western Illinois Leathernecks 63 · South Dakota Coyotes 80
Final result

Matchup pick recap

South Dakota Coyotes defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 70-68

South Dakota Coyotes defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 70-68 on December 3, 2023, a 2-point decision in the series. South Dakota Coyotes' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 40-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded South Dakota Coyotes +1 (-110) spread, South Dakota Coyotes covered, while the 138 combined points finished under the recorded total of 140.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MikeVargasTotal · Under 144 (-110)Win
  • GeorgewSpread · South Dakota Coyotes -1 (-110)Win
  • MrmisterSpread · South Dakota Coyotes -1 (-110)Win
  • BluedevilSpread · South Dakota Coyotes -1 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · South Dakota Coyotes -1 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 144.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · South Dakota Coyotes -1 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 144.5 (-110)Loss