South Dakota Coyotes vs Omaha Mavericks Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Omaha Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Baxter Arena in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

Baxter Arena is the location where the Omaha Mavericks (9-11) will meet the South Dakota Coyotes (10-10) on Wednesday.

The South Dakota Coyotes stepped onto the hardwood against North Dakota and went home with a loss by a final score of 96-80 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Coyotes ended up finishing with 13 and North Dakota accumulated 21 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 26 tries from long range. North Dakota finished the contest at 57.1% from the charity stripe by making 4 of their 7 attempts. Furthermore, North Dakota snagged 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Dakota distributed 13 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, South Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 54.8% from the field on 40 out of 73 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in this matchup while creating 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 25 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Coyotes made 20 of 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. South Dakota finished the contest with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 of 53) and converted 10 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jordan Crawford is a guy who came through for this contest. He shot 66.7% from the field and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins and also grabbed 3 boards. He was able to score 24 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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South Dakota will play this game with a record of 10-10 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 83.1 points per game (73rd in Division 1) while shooting 46.2% from the field. The Coyotes are connecting on 35.8% from downtown (144 of 402) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Dakota is pulling down 35.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 246 assists this season, which has them ranked 246th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Coyotes are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They surrender 33.3% on three-point shots and they rank 347th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (83.3). The Coyotes defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 50.7% (631 of 1,244) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a unit. They are 315th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 295 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Omaha Mavericks took home the win by a final score of 73-62 against Oral Roberts. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Omaha permitted Oral Roberts to get 31 in total (7 offensive). They finished 20.8% from distance by going 5 of 24 and finished the contest at 19 of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). The Mavericks permitted Oral Roberts to make 19 of their 49 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.8% in this contest. Overall, the Mavericks ended up shooting 27 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Omaha converted 8 out of their 18 tries (44.4%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 61.1%. Oral Roberts committed 20 personal fouls in this contest which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for 18 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Mavericks recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the matchup.

Paul Djobet pitched in for the Mavericks in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He recorded 25 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this contest.

Omaha has a mark of 9-11 on the year. The Mavericks commit 16.3 fouls every game and they connect on 72.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (205th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. Omaha has scored 1,533 pts this year (76.7 per contest) and they collect 34.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which is ranked 98th in D-1.

The Mavericks are ranked 273rd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 77.0. They are able to force 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (242nd in D-1). The Omaha defense allows 32.7% on shots from distance (185 of 565) and their opposition makes 76.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 15.1 dimes and 33.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 291st and 146th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Omaha

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