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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs South Dakota Coyotes Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: Sanford Coyote Sports Center — Vermillion, SD

Article updated Dec 30, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Western Illinois is on the road playing South Dakota at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. South Dakota -4.5 was the opening

Game outlook

Western Illinois is on the road playing South Dakota at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. South Dakota -4.5 was the opening favorite and current line is South Dakota -3.5.

Western Illinois Highlights

With a power ranking of 71, Western Illinois is ranked #81 in offense (scoring an average of 77.75 per game), #244 in defense (allowing an average of 71.17 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-5 (6-4 ATS) this season.

South Dakota Highlights

South Dakota Coyotes has a power ranking of 290 and are #305 for offense (scoring an average of 66.92 per game), #277 for defense (giving up an average of 71.17 points per game) and 6-8 (3-9 ATS) overall. Western Illinois went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against South Dakota.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be W.ILL 78.625, SDKOTA 71.625. The SportsJaw community predicts Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover (52%) OddsShark predicts Western Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Leathernecks 78 to Coyotes 80.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Leathernecks 78 to Coyotes 80.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks+170 → +143Moved
  • Moneyline · South Dakota Coyotes-185 → -166Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks+4.5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · South Dakota Coyotes-4.5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over147.5 (-110) → 150.25 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under147.5 (-110) → 150.25 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-26 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
South Dakota Coyotes
16-16 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-30T19:14:35.989Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-19Western Illinois Leathernecks 65 · South Dakota Coyotes 78
  • 2022-01-24South Dakota Coyotes 75 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 72
Final result

Matchup pick recap

South Dakota Coyotes defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 80-63

South Dakota Coyotes defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 80-63 on December 31, 2022, a 17-point decision in the series. South Dakota Coyotes' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 36-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Illinois Leathernecks +3.5 (-110) spread, South Dakota Coyotes covered, while the 143 combined points finished under the recorded total of 150.25.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • HitmanhartTotal · Under 147.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 147.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +3.5 (-110)Loss