Houston Baptist will look to improve on its 4-24 record on Saturday when they host South Dakota in NCAAB odds action at Sharp Gym.

This season, the Huskies are 4-24 overall and 2-1 ATS ATS, while the Coyotes are 15-14 and 1-0 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Houston Baptist boasts a 0-3 on the OU, and South Dakota is 1-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 316 (Huskies) and the No. 217 (Coyotes) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 80-66 result in favor of the Coyotes has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Coyotes rank No. 34 in NCAA Division 1 with 38.1 per game. That compares with Houston Baptist’s No. 202 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Houston Baptist is college basketball's No. 193-ranked team at 6 per game, while the Coyotes rate No. 71 with 7.4 per game.

Defensively, South Dakota features the nation's No. 317-rated defense on the road, allowing 78.7 points per game. Houston Baptist, meanwhile, comes in at No. 179 nationally in scoring at home.

South Dakota was a 75-74 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Texas-Pan American. The Coyotes got 22 points from Kendall Cutler, but it was Texas-Pan American that prevailed in a 75-74 final on Thursday at UTPA Fieldhouse.

Houston Baptist was a 74-70 loser in its last match at home against North Dakota. The Huskies endured a 74-70 loss at the hands of the Sioux on Thursday, despite a 19-point effort from Andrew Gonzalez at Sharp Gym.