South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The South Dakota Coyotes (10-8, 1-2 Summit League) host the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-11, 1-2 Summit League) after winning nine straight home games. The Coyotes are favored by 7.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 172 points.

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South Dakota Cover -7.5 vs Oral Roberts -110

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South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts betting lines

  • South Dakota moneyline odds to win: -338
  • Oral Roberts moneyline odds to win: +263
  • Spread: South Dakota (-7.5)
  • Total: 172

South Dakota statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, South Dakota has played better when playing at home, covering two times in five home games, and three times in nine road games.
  • When it comes to over/unders, the Coyotes hit the over more consistently at home, as they’ve eclipsed the total five times in five opportunities this season (100%). On the road, they have hit the over seven times in nine opportunities (77.8%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, South Dakota has won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (1.000) compared to road games (.333).

Recent trends

  • The Coyotes have been putting up 84.3 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 86.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • South Dakota has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball as of late, allowing 87.9 points per game during its past 10 contests compared to the 81.7 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
  • The Coyotes’ 6.9 made three-pointers per-game average during their last 10 games are less than the 7.9 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 33.8% compared to their season-long percentage of 32.9% from beyond the arc.

South Dakota betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-2-0 (Home: 5-0-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 5-0; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (131st in nation) 45.5 (299th) 33.7 (122nd) 34.6 (328th) 12.7 (261st) 9.8 (35th)

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Oral Roberts statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Oral Roberts is 2-2-0 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). Away, it is 2-6-0 ATS (.250).
  • Golden Eagles games have finished above the over/under 75% of the time at home (three of four), and 62.5% of the time on the road (five of eight).
  • This year the Golden Eagles are 1-2 at home as moneyline underdogs (.333 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-8 (.000).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Golden Eagles are scoring 73.5 points per game, compared to their season average of 75.5.
  • In its last 10 games, Oral Roberts is ceding 79.3 points per game, 1.2 more points than its season average (78.1).
  • The Golden Eagles are making 10.0 treys per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (9.8). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (39.2%) compared to their season average from three-point land (37.9%).

Oral Roberts betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 3-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-4-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-10 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (171st in nation) 47.6 (348th) 27.1 (353rd) 31.9 (226th) 11.4 (331st) 12.1 (245th)
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