South Dakota vs Western Illinois College Basketball Odds Prediction, Spread, Tv Channel, Tip Off Time, Best Bets for December 3

The Western Illinois Leathernecks (3-5) will host the South Dakota Coyotes (5-3) after winning three home games in a row.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Western Illinois vs. South Dakota Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Sunday, December 3, 2023
• Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Location: Macomb, Illinois
• Arena: Western Hall

To help you make an informed wager on Western Illinois-South Dakota matchup (in which Western Illinois is a 1.5-point favorite and the over/under is set at 140.5 points), keep reading for a few betting trends and insights for Sunday's game.

Western Illinois vs. South Dakota: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Western Illinois has won two games against the spread this season.
• South Dakota has won two games against the spread this season.
• Western Illinois (1-0) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 1.5 points or more this season (100%) than South Dakota (1-2) does as a 1.5+-point underdog (33.3%).
• Against the spread last season, the Leathernecks performed better at home, covering eight times in 12 home games, and seven times in 14 road games.
• Against the spread, the Coyotes performed better at home (7-5-0) than away (3-10-0) last season.

Western Illinois vs. South Dakota: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Western Illinois came away victorious in the one game it played as the favorite this season.
• The Leathernecks have played as a favorite of -112 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• South Dakota has been the underdog on the moneyline four total times this season. South Dakota has gone 2-2 in those games.
• The Coyotes are 2-2 (winning 50% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -110 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Western Illinois has a 52.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Western Illinois vs. South Dakota Head-to-Head Comparison

• Western Illinois has been outscored by 1.6 points per game (scoring 70.3 per game to rank 265th in college basketball while allowing 71.9 per contest to rank 197th in college basketball) and has a -13 scoring differential overall.
• James Dent Jr. is 127th in the country with a team-leading 17.3 points per game.
• South Dakota's +106 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 13.2 points per game) is a result of putting up 82.6 points per game (48th in college basketball) while giving up 69.4 per outing (150th in college basketball).
• Lahat Thioune's team-leading 14.3 points per game rank him 375th in college basketball.
• The Leathernecks come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 4.4 boards. They are recording 38.9 rebounds per game (19th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 34.5 per outing.
• Drew Cisse tops the team with 9.8 rebounds per game (24th in college basketball play).
• The 41.9 rebounds per game the Coyotes accumulate rank fifth in the nation, 12.8 more than the 29.1 their opponents pull down.
• Thioune leads the team with 10 rebounds per game (18th in college basketball).
• Western Illinois ranks 312th in college basketball with 85.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 140th in college basketball defensively with 87.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Coyotes' 98.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 108th in college basketball, and the 82.5 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 47th in college basketball.

Western Illinois vs. South Dakota Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Western Illinois win (52.6%)

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