North Dakota State Bison vs South Dakota Coyotes: Don Best Odds & Insights for 3/8/2021

A game after he scored 24 points in an 86-69 win over Western Illinois, Stanley Umude leads the South Dakota Coyotes (14-10) at home against the North Dakota State Bison (14-11) on Monday, March 8, 2021. The Coyotes are underdogs by 3 points in the matchup, which begins at 9:45 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 138.

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ATS Records for North Dakota State and South Dakota

North Dakota State Leaders

• Rocky Kreuser leads the Bison in points and rebounds. He contributes 14.8 points per game while also adding 6.9 rebounds.
• The team is led in assists by Sam Griesel's 2.9 per game.
• Kreuser makes 1.8 threes per game to lead the Bison.
• The Bison steals leader is Griesel, who collects 1.0 per game. Grant Nelson leads the team averaging 0.9 blocks an outing.

South Dakota Leaders

• Umude has the top Coyotes spot in two categories: scoring (21.5 points per game) and rebounding (6.9 rebounds per game).
• A.J. Plitzuweit puts in work handing out assists and is South Dakota's assist leader with 3.9 per game.
• Plitzuweit knocks down 2.4 three-pointers per game, the top mark for the Coyotes.
• Plitzuweit is the steals leader for the South Dakota with 1.0 steal per game and Brady Heiman leads the squad in blocks with 0.8 per game.

North Dakota State vs South Dakota: Last 7 Meetings

The Bison have a 5-2 record in the last seven games with the Coyotes. The Bison have covered the spread more often than not against the Coyotes, holding a 3-2 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The 69.3 points per game the Bison put up are only 2.6 fewer points than the Coyotes give up (71.9).
• North Dakota State has a 6-4 record overall and a 0-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 71.9 points.
• South Dakota has a 2-7 record against the spread and a 5-9 record overall when giving up more than 69.3 points.
• The Coyotes' 76 points per game are 8.9 more points than the 67.1 the Bison give up to opponents.
• South Dakota has put together a 4-0 ATS record and an 11-6 overall record in games it scores more than 67.1 points.
• North Dakota State has an ATS record of 0-0 and a 2-6 record overall when its opponents score more than 76 points.
• The Bison have totaled 55 more points than their opponents this season (2.2 per game on average), and the Coyotes have scored 98 more points than their opponents (4.1 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Bison and the Coyotes are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (35.9 and 33.9 boards per game, respectively).
• When North Dakota State earns the rebounding advantage they are 1-0 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, South Dakota is 1-5-1.
• The Bison average 8.7 offensive boards per game, more than the Coyotes by 2.0 rebounds per contest.
• The Bison are 1-0 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Coyotes are 3-4-1 when they trail in offensive rebounding.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. North Dakota State records an average rebounding margin of +6.6 rebounds per game. South Dakota averages a margin of +0.9 rebounds.