South Dakota Coyotes vs Northern Colorado Bears Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Northern Colorado Bears

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Colorado Bears (7-1) are hosting the South Dakota Coyotes (5-3) at Bank of Colorado Arena on Saturday.

The South Dakota Coyotes stepped onto the hardwood against Portland State and took a loss by a score of 77-71 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Coyotes finished with 20 and Portland State totaled 23 fouls. They also knocked down 3 of their 10 attempts from beyond the arc. Portland State finished 69.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 26 shots. On top of that, Portland State totaled 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Portland State distributed 16 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, South Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the field on 28 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 35 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Coyotes converted 23 of 34 attempts for a rate of 67.6%. South Dakota finished with a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 of 58) and knocked down 4 of 17 shots from 3-point land.

Isaac Bruns is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished the game at 47.1% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He played 35 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He scored 28 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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South Dakota heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-3 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a team, South Dakota is snagging 38.8 boards per game and has accounted for 102 assists on the season, which has them ranked 277th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Coyotes are shooting 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (54 of 168) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 84.8 points per outing (77th in D-1) while shooting 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Coyotes are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 30.1% from beyond the arc and they are 295th in the nation in PPG allowed (79.5). The Coyotes are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.9% (230 of 480) and they surrender 33.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 212th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 110 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northern Colorado Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 75-70 when they played Omaha. The Bears were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. Omaha committed 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Bears to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. In terms of shots from distance, Northern Colorado made 10 out of 29 attempts (34.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bears walked away from this one shooting 26 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3%. The Bears allowed Omaha to make 24 of 55 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.6% for this contest. They went 36.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 19 and finished the game at 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Northern Colorado permitted Omaha to grab 32 overall (8 offensive).

Quinn Denker was important for the Bears for the contest. He racked up 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 8 assists for this game. He knocked down 9 out of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Northern Colorado has a mark of 7-1 for the campaign. As an offense, the Bears are connecting on 50.2% from the field, which is 37th in the nation. Northern Colorado has accounted for 710 points this year (88.8 per contest) and they grab 39.1 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.6 times per game (14th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Bears are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 80.3% from the charity stripe.

The Northern Colorado defense allows 23.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (41 of 174) and their opposition makes 65.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.6 dimes and 31.0 boards per game, which ranks them 38th and 51st in the nation. The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 132nd in the country in points given up per game with 70.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (158th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Dakota

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