South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (7-4) will try to defeat the South Dakota Coyotes (6-6) at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

The South Dakota Coyotes faced Dakota State and notched a win by a score of 80-71 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Coyotes finished with 10 and Dakota State totaled 28 fouls. They knocked down 4 of their 16 tries from distance. Dakota State finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 10 tries. Moreover, Dakota State collected 28 boards (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Dakota State doled out 11 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to defending, South Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 30 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Coyotes converted 23 of their 39 shots for a percentage of 59.0%. South Dakota finished the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 of 53) and made 5 of their 14 3-point shots.

Isaac Bruns is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He went 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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South Dakota will enter this contest with a record of 6-6 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, South Dakota is pulling down 37.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 133 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 311th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Coyotes are hitting 31.5% from downtown (73 of 232) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.3 pts per game (70th in the country) while shooting 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Coyotes are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 342nd in college in points per game allowed (82.8). The Coyotes defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 50.3% (365 of 725) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 307th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 174 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 83-76 against Creighton. The Wildcats were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Creighton earned 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. When discussing shots from downtown, Kansas State buried 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Wildcats allowed Creighton to convert 25 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% in the matchup. They shot 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 32 and ended up going 14 out of 15 from the charity stripe (93.3%). When talking about attacking the glass, Kansas State permitted Creighton to collect 35 in all (11 on the offensive side).

David Castillo ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this contest. He made 7 of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 23 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for this contest.

Kansas State has a record of 7-4 on the season. The Wildcats have committed 18.7 personal fouls per game and they hit 71.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.8 times per contest (21st in college) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. Kansas State has totaled 950 points this season (86.4 per contest) and they pull down 37.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which is ranked 68th in the country.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 267th in D-1 in PPG given up with 77.1. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (166th in college). The Kansas State defense allows 31.7% on 3-point attempts (91 of 287) and their opponents are knocking down 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.7 assists and 33.3 boards every game, which has them ranked 272nd and 127th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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