South Dakota Coyotes vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 12/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

The South Dakota Coyotes (5-5) are traveling to Arena-Auditorium on Tuesday where they will go up against the Wyoming Cowboys (7-2).

The South Dakota Coyotes stepped onto the hardwood against Northern Colorado and took a loss by a score of 89-87 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Coyotes ended up with 22 while Northern Colorado finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of 20 shots from 3-point land. Northern Colorado ended up going 56.0% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 25 tries. In addition, Northern Colorado pulled down 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Northern Colorado dished out 17 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, South Dakota allowed the other team to shoot 58.9% from the floor on 33 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 5 assists in the game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Coyotes converted 25 of 27 shots for a rate of 92.6%. South Dakota finished the game with a 50.8% field goal percentage (30 of 59) and converted 2 out of their 10 three-point shots.

Isaac Bruns is a player who played a role in this game. He finished 52.6% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He walked away with 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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South Dakota enters this matchup with a mark of 5-5 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a team they commit 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, South Dakota is pulling in 38.1 boards per contest and has 115 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 303rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Coyotes are shooting 30.8% on shots from distance (60 of 195) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.6 pts per contest (85th in college) while connecting on 45.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Coyotes have forced 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They rank 280th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 143 surrendered on the campaign. The Coyotes defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.9% (291 of 595) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 31.8% on shots from distance while they are 316th in college hoops in points per game allowed (80.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wyoming Cowboys walked away with a victory by a final of 93-80 when they faced Dartmouth. In regard to rebounds, Wyoming permitted Dartmouth to snag 24 overall (2 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 48.0% from downtown by going 12 of 25 and ended up going 20 out of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). The Cowboys allowed Dartmouth to knock down 24 of 47 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 51.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Cowboys shot 36 out of 68 from the floor which had them at 52.9%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Wyoming converted 8 out of their 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to convert 13 of those for a clip of 59.1%. Dartmouth was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. The Cowboys earned 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this contest.

Leland Walker was important for the Cowboys in this contest. He converted 8 of 12 in the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and added 3 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 24 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists for this contest.

Wyoming has a mark of 7-2 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cowboys are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which is 85th in college hoops. Wyoming has totaled 774 points on the year (86.0 per contest) and they pull in 41.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.1 times per contest (103rd in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. The Cowboys have committed 22.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 66.8% from the free throw line.

The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 133rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.9. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (94th in D-1). The Wyoming defense allows 26.6% from downtown (53 of 199) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 8.4 dimes and 32.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 2nd and 100th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wyoming

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