South Dakota Coyotes vs Creighton Bluejays Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The South Dakota Coyotes (0-1) visit Omaha on Wednesday to play the #22-ranked Creighton Bluejays, who will be opening their regular season. South Dakota opened its regular season with an 81-79 overtime loss at home to the Utah Tech Trailblazers. Last season, Creighton finished third in the Big East conference and was 25-11 overall, while 15-5 in conference play. South Dakota does not have any players listed on its injury report. Creighton’s Owen Freeman is questionable. Make sure to read this in-depth South Dakota Coyotes vs Creighton Bluejays prediction. Feel the madness! Dive into our NCAAB picks for the South Dakota Coyotes at the Creighton Bluejays prediction and seize the victory.

South Dakota needs to improve its shooting

The South Dakota Coyotes lost by two points in overtime to Utah Tech in the opening game, and the biggest reason for that loss was shooting. South Dakota shot just 37.8% overall and was a disastrous 2-for-17 (11.8%) from 3-point territory. South Dakota out-rebounded Utah Tech 45-42, grabbing 45 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards. South Dakota did not have good ball movement as they had just seven assists. The Coyotes turned the ball over 14 times, which converted to 21 points for Utah Tech.

After one game of the regular season, the leading scorer for South Dakota is Isaac Bruns with 23 points, while Evan Anderson came off the bench to score 10. Bruns and Anderson were the only two players to score in double figures for South Dakota. The leading rebounder after one game is Vince Buzelis with 11, and three players had two assists each to lead the Coyotes.

Creighton has reloaded to compete for the Big East title

The Creighton Bluejays lost their top three scorers from last season, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Steven Ashworth, and Jamiya Neal, who together represented 47.6 points, 18.9 rebounds, and 12.7 assists per game. The leading scorer returning from last season is Jackson McAndrew, who averaged 7.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Four other players return from last season who saw action, and averaged between 0.9 and 4.9 points per game.

Creighton reloaded with six transfers and three freshmen. Creighton added Josh Dix and Owen Freeman from Iowa, Nik Graves from Charlotte, Blake Harper from Howard, Liam McChesney from High Point, and Austin Swartz from Miami. Three freshmen are expected to see minutes as the season progresses. Graves led Charlotte in scoring (17.5 ppg) last season. Freeman, who is questionable for Wednesday's opener, was the leading scorer last season at Iowa with an average of 16.7 points per game and the leading rebounder at 6.7 per game, but played just 19 games. Blake Harper was the leading scorer for Howard last season, averaging 19.5 points per game, and was the leading rebounder at 6.2 points per game.

South Dakota Coyotes vs. Creighton Bluejays Pick

Spread Pick for South Dakota vs. Creighton

• Creighton Bluejays (4 units)

The Creighton Bluejays lost most of their scoring from last season, but through the transfer portal, added three players who each led their respective schools in scoring last season, with Nik Graves leading Charlotte, Owen Freeman leading Iowa, and Blake Harper leading Howard. Creighton is known for its strong shooting and will face a South Dakota squad that lost its season opener on Monday, shooting less than 39% overall and making just two of 17 attempts from 3-point territory. Creighton was ranked in the preseason top 25 for the nation at 22 and will use its new, highly talented scorers as well as its returning players from last season to easily open with a victory and cover on Wednesday. Creighton is likely to score at least 90 points and may even hit the century mark against the Coyotes.

Over/Under Pick for South Dakota vs. Creighton

• Over (4 units)

The total finished over in 6 of Creighton’s last seven games a season ago, and the total has finished over in five of South Dakota's last seven games that the Coyotes played in November. The opening game of the season for South Dakota finished under, but the Coyotes played against a Utah Tech team that was more deliberate and used more of the shot clock, and South Dakota suffered from shooting problems.