South Dakota Coyotes at Creighton Bluejays Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, November 5, 2025
We have an intriguing nonconference matchup on Wednesday night inside the CHI Health Center Omaha as the South Dakota Coyotes face off against the 23rd-ranked Creighton Bluejays in our Coyotes vs. Bluejays prediction. The Coyotes already opened their season on Monday with an 81-79 overtime home loss to the Utah Tech Trailblazers. The Bluejays are beginning their season with this game. Your campus read: NCAAB predictions for South Dakota Coyotes at Creighton Bluejays.
Coyotes Looking to Figure Things Out
The South Dakota Coyotes are looking to be a solid team this season as they started the season with a 0-1 record. They are coming 81-79 overtime home loss against the Utah Tech Trailblazers and the team shot the ball poorly as they were 25-of-66 (37.9%) from the floor, 2-of-17 (11.8%) from beyond the arc, and 35 trips to the free-throw line. Junior guard Isaac Bruns stepped up as in 34 minutes, he recorded 23 points, three rebounds, and two steals. Their defense struggled a bit as Utah Tech had a 45.2/25.9/61.5 team slashline.
South Dakota has been scoring the basketball well as they are averaging 79.0 points per game while only dishing out 7.0 assists per game. Their defense needs to improve significantly as they are giving up 81.0 points per game. However, they can grab missed shots as they are averaging 45.0 total rebounds per game.
Injury Report for South Dakota
- Guard Josiah Dotzler: Knee (OUT)
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Bluejays Looking to Be a Force This Season
The 23rd-ranked Creighton Bluejays are looking to be a force this season as they are going to have a lot of new faces in the starting lineup. The program is coming off a 25-11 (15-5 Big East) season a year ago and made the NCAA Tournament. Their program saw Ryan Kalkbrenner (19.2 ppg) and Steven Ashworth (16.4 ppg) no longer be in the program while attacking the transfer portal to replace the production.
| # | Handicapper | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sean Higgs | +1,222.00 |
| 2 |  Rob Vinciletti | +809.00 |
| 3 |  Joe Duffy | +666.00 |
| 4 |  Mark Ruelle | +579.00 |
| 5 |  David Hess | +572.00 |
The Bluejays finished last season 131st in college basketball with 75.5 points per game while shooting 47.7% from the floor and 34.5% from the 3-point line. They were able to defend at a good rate as well, being 111th in the sport with 70.0 points per game while allowing 41.4% from the field.
Injury Report for Creighton
No injuries to report
South Dakota Coyotes at Creighton Bluejays Pick
Spread Pick for Coyotes vs. Bluejays
- Creighton Bluejays -27.5 (5 units)
Even with the amount of changes happening with the Creighton program, they are significantly more talented than the South Dakota team right now. South Dakota could not defeat Utah Tech, which makes the chances of them being able to play a semi-close game with one of the top teams in college basketball a stretch of an idea. Creighton has an incredible home-court advantage at CHI Health Center Omaha and is going to be looking to prove they can win without Ryan Kalkbrenner on the roster to lead the way. They recruited well, both in the transfer portal and traditionally, so go with the Creighton Bluejays to cover the large number here.
Over/Under Pick for South Dakota vs. Creighton
- OVER 166.5 (5 units)
The South Dakota Coyotes have just proven that they can allow a lot of points and then upping with a team with the caliber of getting hot like Creighton’s means a lot of points should be scored. The Coyotes only shot 37.9% from the floor in their opening game of the season, but they should be able to improve in that aspect as they are in their second game of the year and able to connect on at least 40.0% from the field. Last year, the Coyotes ranked first in pace of play according to KenPom. Creighton is one of the top offensive teams as well so take OVER 166.5 POINTS in this game.
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