Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix try to run the South Dakota Coyotes off the court at Resch Center in college hoops action.

The Coyotes will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 4-6 ATS against the number this season, while the Phoenix are 5-5 ATS. South Dakota is 3-3 on the totals; Wisc-Green Bay is 1-4.



View South Dakota vs Wisc-Green Bay Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Wisc-Green Bay opened as 14-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook total as well at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Phoenix at No. 243 and the Coyotes at No. 212 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 68-67 result in favor of the Phoenix.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Wisc-Green Bay has the nation's No. 232-rated offensive output, at 65.2 PPG. The visiting Coyotes defense ranks No. 307 allowing on average 74.7 PPG. The Phoenix FG% has averaged 40.1% so far, less than the Coyotes marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.3% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, South Dakota owns the country's No. 312-rated mark, allowing 79.8 points per game on the highway. Wisc-Green Bay, on the other hand, rates No. 279 in scoring at home.

South Dakota was an 85-75 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Morehead State. They covered the 3-point spread as underdogs. The Coyotes used a 32-point performance from Juevol Myles to help South Dakota smack Morehead State 85-75 on Wednesday at DakotaDome.

In their last action, Wisc-Green Bay was a 49-47 Sportsbook at home against Marquette. They covered the 6-point spread as underdogs. Wisc-Green Bay got 20 points from Keifer Sykes en route to a 49-47 victory over Marquette on Wednesday at Resch Center.


Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
After playing Marquette are 1-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Coyotes at Phoenix trends to consider:
Wisc-Green Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Wisc-Green Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
South Dakota at Nebraska Omaha, Saturday, December 29
Wisc-Green Bay home to Illinois-Springfield, Sunday, December 30