A game after he put up 39 points in an 89-77 loss to North Dakota State, Stanley Umude leads the South Dakota Coyotes (13-10) at home against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (7-14) as 8.5-point favorites. The matchup, which starts at 9:45 PM ET on Saturday, March 6, 2021, airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 156.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 6, 2021, 2:19 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
South Dakota Betting Information
- South Dakota is under .500 against the spread this season with a record of 9-12-1
- The Coyotes have a winning record against the spread when favored by 8.5 points or more, going 4-1 this season.
- In 59.1% of their games this season (13/22), the Coyotes and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
- The Coyotes fell 89-77 to North Dakota State in their last contest on Sunday. Umude racked up a team-high 39 points in the loss. They failed to cover the spread as 3-point underdogs, and the teams combined to hit the over on the 136.5 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
South Dakota Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Umude | 23 | 21.3 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| A.J. Plitzuweit | 22 | 19.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Xavier Fuller | 23 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Tasos Kamateros | 23 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Kruz Perrott-Hunt | 23 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Western Illinois Betting Information
- With a 12-6-1 record ATS this season, the Leathernecks have topped expectations.
- Eight of the Leathernecks 19 games (42.1%) this season have failed to covered the point total.
- In their last game, the Leathernecks got a team-high 18 points from Colton Sandage in a 95-59 loss to Oral Roberts on Sunday. They failed to covered the spread as 8.5-point underdogs, and the teams combined to score 154 points to go under the 162.5 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Western Illinois Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Carius | 21 | 14.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Tamell Pearson | 21 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Colton Sandage | 20 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Rod Johnson | 13 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Ramean Hinton | 19 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Total Facts
- South Dakota’s games this season have gone over the point total for Saturday’s matchup (156 points) in eight out of 23 opportunities (34.8% of matchups).
- In 47.6% of Western Illinois’ games this season (10 of 21), the total points scored was higher than Saturday’s 156-point over/under.
- The Coyotes average 75.6 points per game against the Leathernecks’ 73.2, totaling 7.2 points under the matchup’s over/under of 156.
- This matchup’s point total is five fewer points than the 151 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
- This season the average total for Coyotes games is 147.6 points, 8.4 fewer than the over/under of 156 points for this contest.
- Leathernecks games have an over/under of 152.2 points this season, 3.8 points fewer than the total points bet for this game.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2021 | South Dakota | Western Illinois | -7.5 | 144 | -343 | +271 | Regular Season | 84-74 SO DAK |
| 1/22/2021 | South Dakota | Western Illinois | -7.5 | 147.5 | -341 | +267 | Regular Season | 65-60 SO DAK |
| 2/12/2020 | South Dakota | South Dakota | -14.5 | 157 | -1597 | +830 | Regular Season | 85-72 SO DAK |
| 12/29/2019 | South Dakota | Western Illinois | -5.5 | 150 | -244 | +195 | Regular Season | 82-75 W ILL |
| 2/16/2019 | N/A | Western Illinois | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 80-67 SO DAK |
| 1/26/2019 | N/A | South Dakota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 65-59 W ILL |
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