The South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8-3) face the Washington State Cougars (7-2) on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. It tips at 3:00 PM ET.
In its most recent game, Washington State beat Weber State, 94-60, at home. Its top performers were Noah Williams (17 PTS, 50.0 FG%) and TJ Bamba (14 PTS, 66.7 FG%, 2-3 from 3PT). South Dakota State were winners on the road over Idaho 84-98 last time out, led by Baylor Scheierman (22 PTS, 14 REB, 63.6 FG%, 3-6 from 3PT) and Noah Freidel (15 PTS, 20.8 FG%, 2-12 from 3PT).
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Saturday, December 11, 2021
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Spokane, Washington
- Arena: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
- Spread: Washington State -6
- Total: 159.5
- Moneyline: Washington State -266, South Dakota State +212
Washington State player stats
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Noah Williams | 8 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Michael Flowers | 9 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
Tyrell Roberts | 9 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
TJ Bamba | 8 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
Mouhamed Gueye | 9 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
South Dakota State player stats
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noah Freidel | 10 | 19.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
Doug Wilson | 11 | 14.7 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Baylor Scheierman | 11 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Alex Arians | 11 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Charlie Easley | 11 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Washington State stats
- The 79.4 points the Cougars average is only 2.2 more than the Jackrabbits give up.
- Washington State is 5-0 when putting more than 77.2 points on the board.
- The Cougars and Jackrabbits rebound at nearly the same rate, with the Cougars averaging 2.9 more per game.
- Washington State is 7-1 overall when it finishes with more rebounds. South Dakota State is 2-2 when it falls short on the boards.
- The Cougars make 45.4% of their shots from the field, just 0.4% lower than the Jackrabbits allow to opponents (45.8%).
- Washington State is 5-0 when shooting better than 45.8% from the field.
Betting on Washington State
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Cougars a 72.7% chance to win.
- In Washington State’s nine games this year, it has five wins against the spread.
- So far this season, the Cougars have been installed as favourites by a 6-point margin or more seven times and are 4-3 ATS in those matchups.
- The Cougars and their opponents score an average of 140.7 points per game, 18.8 fewer than Saturday’s total.