South Dakota vs. Utah Tech betting: College basketball preview for December 19

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The South Dakota Coyotes (9-4) are only 2.5-point favorites as they try to stop a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Utah Tech Trailblazers (3-10) on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Burns Arena. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 163.5.

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South Dakota Cover -2.5 vs Utah Tech -110

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South Dakota vs. Utah Tech betting lines

  • South Dakota moneyline odds to win: -141
  • Utah Tech moneyline odds to win: +119
  • Spread: South Dakota (-2.5)
  • Total: 163.5

South Dakota statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • South Dakota has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (2-2-0) than it has in road tilts (2-3-0).
  • The Coyotes have gone over the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (100%) than games on the road (80%).
  • In home games, South Dakota has won more often as a moneyline favorite, putting up a record of 4-0 (1.000). On the road, it is 1-1 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Coyotes were the 100th-ranked team in the nation (76.1 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 22nd-worst (79.2 points allowed per game).
  • On the boards, South Dakota was 94th in the nation in rebounds (33.7 per game) last year. It was 189th in rebounds conceded (31.8 per game).
  • Last season the Coyotes were ranked 258th in the country in assists with 12.2 per game.

South Dakota betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-1-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (117th in nation) 43.8 (221st) 34.5 (103rd) 33.7 (300th) 12.9 (252nd) 9.8 (41st)

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Utah Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Utah Tech has the same winning percentage against the spread (.500) at home (1-1-0 record) and on the road (3-3-0) this season.
  • Trailblazers games have finished above the over/under 50% of the time both at home (one of two) and away (three of six) this season.
  • The Trailblazers, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-2) as on the road (0-6) this year.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Trailblazers scored 70.8 points per game (261st-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 77.1 points per contest (317th-ranked).
  • Utah Tech grabbed 31.0 rebounds per game (247th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 32.6 rebounds per contest (241st-ranked).
  • Last year the Trailblazers ranked 190th in college basketball in assists, putting up 12.9 per game.

Utah Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.3 (325th in nation) 46.3 (318th) 32.0 (241st) 35.1 (333rd) 13.4 (224th) 10.9 (122nd)
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