GAME:  727 South Dakota  vs 728 Washington
TIME:    12/2 10:30p EST
SPREAD:  Washington -13
TOTAL:  140.5
SPORTSBOOK:  5Dimes Sportsbook 

The (6-2) South Dakota Coyotes will play against the #22 ranked (5-1) Washington Huskies at the Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle. The Coyotes lost 72-76 against Northern Arizona in their last game while the Huskies beat San Diego 88-69. 

SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES

The Coyotes are averaging 76 points per game on offense while shooting 50% from the field which is ranked 17th in NCAA and 47% from 3 which is ranked #1 in the NCAA.  South Dakota is allowing 72 points per game on defense and their opponents are shooting 43% from the field and 35% from 3.   The Coyotes are averaging 12 turnovers per game 4 steals and 2 blocks per game.

The Coyotes are led by senior forward Tyler Hagedorn, who leads the team in scoring (18.9 points) and rebounding (6.9) while shooting 63.4 percent from the field.

WASHINGTON HUSKIES

The Huskies are averaging 69 points per game shooting 46% from the field while allowing only 60 points per game and 38% from the field from their opponents. The Huskies bring in 8 offensive rebounds 8 Steals and 6 blocks per game while forcing 15 turnovers per game on defense.  The Huskies are only shooting 66% from the free-throw line, which is a big problem considering they go to the line over 20 times per game.

Big man Isaiah Stewart is leading Washington in scoring and rebounding by averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds per game. Quade Green is the leader in assists with 5 per game. Nahziah Carter is the second leading scorer with an average of 15  points per game. 

MATCHUP SUMMARY

The two forwards will be on display as Tyler Hagedorn with South Dakota will go up against Isaiah Stewart and Washington. The senior Hagedorn has scored 25 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 20 over his last five games. Stewart, a freshman, is averaging 17.8 points over the last five games.  South Dakota could keep this game close with their offense but the Huskies defense will keep them from scoring better than any opponent they have faced yet this year.  South Dakota does not like to play defense and Washington has no problem scoring which should result in them easily covering this spread.

TRENDS

SOUTH DAKOTA:

• Over is 13-3 in S. Dakota’s last 16 road games.
• Over is 7-2 in S. Dakota’s last 9 overall.
• Over is 6-2 in S. Dakota’s last 8 non-conference games.

WASHINGTON:

• Over is 6-2 in last 8 Mon. games.
• Under is 10-4 in last 14 non-conference games.
• Under is 58-28 last 86 overall.

BETTING ANGLES:

Data Analysis:   Washington -13 / Under 140.5
Fade the Public:   S. Dakota +13  / Over 140.5
Sharp Action:    Washington -13 / no data

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