Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota Coyotes Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs South Dakota Coyotes

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, SD

TV: ESPN+

The South Dakota Coyotes (14-15) will try to beat the Omaha Mavericks (15-14) at Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Thursday.

The Omaha Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against Oral Roberts and took home the win by a score of 80-71 in their last game. Omaha finished with a 51.7% FG percentage (30 out of 58) and buried 13 out of their 28 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 7 of their 11 tries for a rate of 63.6%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists for this game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Omaha allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the field on 27 out of 53 shooting. Oral Roberts dished out 17 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. On top of that, Oral Roberts grabbed 21 rebounds (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oral Roberts ended up going 70.0% at the free throw line by converting 7 of their 10 tries. They made 10 of 29 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 10 and Oral Roberts racked up 16 fouls.

Ja'Sean Glover is one player who was a factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He played 30 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 26 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Omaha comes into this matchup with a mark of 15-14 this year. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Omaha is pulling down 34.6 boards per contest and has totaled 402 assists on the season, which is 153rd in college in terms of passing. The Mavericks are hitting 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (258 of 702) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.8 pts per contest (139th in the country) while connecting on 47.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are forcing 10.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are 301st in college in giving up assists with 418 relinquished for the campaign. The Mavericks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.9% (782 of 1,740) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.5% from 3-point land while they are 263rd in college in PPG allowed (76.9).

In their last game, the South Dakota Coyotes took a loss by a score of 67-62 when they played Oral Roberts. The Coyotes were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 29 in the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Oral Roberts earned 23 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Coyotes to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 57.7%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, South Dakota converted 3 of their 18 attempts (16.7%). Overall, the Coyotes ended up shooting 22 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.5%. The Coyotes allowed Oral Roberts to make 23 out of their 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 39.0% for this game. They wrapped up this game 17.6% from distance by going 3 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). Regarding rebounding, South Dakota allowed Oral Roberts to collect 37 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Cameron Fens pitched in for the Coyotes for the contest. He scored 25 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 assists in this matchup. He buried 8 out of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and earned 13 rebounds.

South Dakota has a mark of 14-15 on the season. As an offense, the Coyotes are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 168th in the nation. South Dakota has scored 2,321 pts for the campaign (80.0 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.4 times per game (289th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Coyotes are responsible for committing 15.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Coyotes on the defensive side of the court are 341st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 81.0. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.5% from the floor (359th in the country). The South Dakota defense surrenders 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (183 of 545) and their opponents are knocking down 73.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.4 dimes and 34.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 186th and 169th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Dakota

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