South Dakota Coyotes vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: Peacock

CHI Health Center Omaha is the site where the Creighton Bluejays (25-11 last year) will take on the South Dakota Coyotes (19-14 last season) on Wednesday.

The South Dakota Coyotes faced off with Omaha and ended up losing by a score of 100-75 in their last game. South Dakota finished the game with a 34.8% FG percentage (23 out of 66) and made 10 of 32 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Coyotes converted 19 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 65.5%. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 30 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 4 assists in the game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, South Dakota allowed the other team to shoot 58.7% from the floor on 37 out of 63 shooting. Omaha dished out 16 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Moreover, Omaha had 41 boards (6 offensive, 35 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Omaha finished the game at 70.8% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 24 tries. They made 9 of 24 tries from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Coyotes left the arena with 19 and Omaha racked up 24 fouls.

Chase Forte is one player who played a role in this matchup. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also pulled down 5 boards. He left the arena with 24 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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South Dakota comes into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 19-14 last season. They gave up possession 9.6 times per game and as a group committed 18.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, South Dakota snagged 35.7 rebounds per contest and accounted for 382 assists throughout last year, which ranked 301st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Coyotes shot 32.1% on 3-pointers (260 of 811) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They averaged 85.2 pts per game (4th in college hoops) while hitting 45.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Coyotes were able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they drew 20.7 fouls. They gave up 35.0% from 3-point land while they were 362nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (83.7). The Coyotes defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 46.7% (980 of 2,100) and they conceded 39.5 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 322nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 498 surrendered last year.

The last time they took the court, the Creighton Bluejays took a loss by a score of 82-70 when they played Auburn. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Creighton permitted Auburn to collect 33 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 36.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 19 and finished the contest at 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Bluejays permitted Auburn to knock down 30 of their 64 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.9% for the contest. When the game finished, the Bluejays shot 25 for 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.2%. With respect to 3-pointers, Creighton buried 12 of 27 tries (44.4%). They were able to convert 8 of those for a rate of 61.5%. Auburn earned 14 fouls in this game which took the Bluejays to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 2 steals for this game. The Bluejays pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 23 in this contest.

Ryan Kalkbrenner ended up being a factor for the Bluejays for the matchup. He converted 7 of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and earned 7 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

Creighton had a record of 25-11 last season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bluejays connected on 47.7% from the field, which ranked 35th in the country. Creighton totaled 2,717 pts last season (75.5 per contest) and they collected 37.4 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 17.1 times per game (16th in college) and they coughed up possession 12.2 times per game. The Bluejays were responsible for committing 11.1 fouls per game and they hit 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Creighton defense gave up 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (272 of 834) and opponents connected on 71.7% of their free throw shots. They surrendered 11.6 assists and 34.3 boards per contest, which was ranked 55th and 180th in the nation. The Bluejays were ranked 112th in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.0. They forced their opponents into 7.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (55th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Creighton

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