The South Dakota Coyotes will travel to Fred Bramlage Coliseum to face the Kansas State Wildcats. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 20 and can be seen on EFC and ES3.
The Wildcats defeated Columbia 81-71 on Monday. Justin Edwards was the team’s high scorer with 19 points on 5-for-6 shooting. The Coyotes are coming off a 76-72 win against Cal State Northridge on Sunday. Eric Robertson led the team in scoring with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting.
Kansas State is a big 12-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 144 points. The Wildcats have started off well, going 2-0 Straight Up (SU) and 1-0 Against The Spread (ATS).
In the other locker room, South Dakota has identical records of 1-2 SU and ATS so far.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, South Dakota came out on top, bumping its SU record to 3-0 over the Coyotes. On the other hand, South Dakota holds the advantage ATS with a record of 2-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – KanSt, ATS Winner – KanSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Kansas State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
The Kansas State Wildcats have a defensive rating of 87.7 (ranked 60th), while the South Dakota Coyotes have an offensive rating of 99.7 (ranked 246th).
The South Dakota Coyotes average a field goal percentage of 44.6% this season. The Kansas State Wildcats are a perfect 1-0 in games where opponents have a FG% of 44.6% or greater.
The Kansas State Wildcats rank higher based on their field goal percentage (178th) than their effective field goal percentage (198th). The South Dakota Coyotes rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (137th) than their field goal percentage (172nd).
Kansas State ranks 100th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.25. South Dakota is ranked lower at 105th with an A/TO of 1.24.
South Dakota makes 5.0 steals per game. In games where it allows 5 or more steals, Kansas State is undefeated at 2-0.
