North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs South Dakota Coyotes Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs South Dakota Coyotes

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, SD

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (14-13) are on their way to Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Wednesday where they will meet the South Dakota Coyotes (14-12).

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks played Denver and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 98-79 in their last contest. North Dakota finished the contest with a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 of 60) and converted 3 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Fighting Hawks buried 24 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 24 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 6 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defending, North Dakota allowed the other team to shoot 58.3% from the floor on 35 of 60 shooting. Denver doled out 16 dimes and had 1 steal in this matchup. On top of that, Denver had 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Denver ended up shooting 82.6% at the free throw line by burying 19 of their 23 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Fighting Hawks finished with 22 while Denver totaled 20 personal fouls.

Greyson Uelmen is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 52.6% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 34 mins and totaled 2 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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North Dakota enters this game with a win-loss mark of 14-13 this year. They currently have an average of 77.7 points per outing (144th in the nation) while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Fighting Hawks are connecting on 32.8% from downtown (215 of 655) and 70.1% from the free throw line. As a team, North Dakota is pulling in 33.6 boards per game and is sitting with 307 assists on the campaign, which ranks 273rd in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Fighting Hawks are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 349th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 411 conceded so far this season. The Fighting Hawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.2% (703 of 1,457) and they concede 35.8 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 277th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (77.4).

The last time they took the court, the South Dakota Coyotes walked away with a victory by a final of 68-67 against South Dakota State. The Coyotes were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. South Dakota State committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Coyotes to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 8 of those for a rate of 61.5%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, South Dakota knocked down 10 out of 29 attempts (34.5%). Overall, the Coyotes walked away from this one shooting 25 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. The Coyotes allowed South Dakota State to bury 26 of their 58 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.8% for this game. They shot 42.9% from distance via 6 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). In reference to rebounding, South Dakota permitted South Dakota State to snag 33 overall (3 on the offensive side).

Jordan Crawford ended up being important for the Coyotes for the contest. He made 7 out of 22 in this game for a rate of 31.8%, and had 1 rebound. He totaled 19 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

South Dakota has a win-loss mark of 14-12 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Coyotes are shooting 45.6% from the field, which ranks 159th in the nation. South Dakota has earned 2,118 points on the season (81.5 per contest) and they grab 34.9 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.3 times per game (299th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Coyotes commit 15.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.5% from the free throw line.

The Coyotes are ranked 345th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 81.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 50.2% from the field (363rd in college). The South Dakota defense surrenders 33.3% on 3-point shots (166 of 498) and opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.0 assists and 33.8 boards every game, which ranks them 232nd and 145th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Dakota

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