Drake vs. South Dakota Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 13

The Drake Bulldogs (2-0) host the South Dakota Coyotes (1-3) at Knapp Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, November 13, 2026. The Bulldogs are 13.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 161.5.

Drake heads into this game following a 75-68 win against Southern on Sunday. Jon Carroll scored a team-best 21 points for Drake in the win. South Dakota's last outing was an 87-76 loss to Houston Christian on Tuesday. Kajus Kublickas scored 16 points in South Dakota's loss, leading the team.

Drake vs. South Dakota Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, November 13, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa
• Spread favorite: Drake -13.5
• Moneyline favorite: Drake -1205
• Moneyline underdog: South Dakota +719
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Drake vs. South Dakota

• Of 32 games last season, Drake had six with more than 161.5 points scored, its current matchup's total.
• South Dakota played 13 games last season (44.8% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 161.5 points.
• The Bulldogs and the Coyotes combined to average 6.8 fewer points per game a season ago than the over/under of 161.5 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 6.5 fewer points per game (155) last season than this game's over/under of 161.5 points.
• Drake's average point total in matchups last year was 149.9, 11.6 points below the over/under in this game.
• The average point total for South Dakota in 2025 was 1.7 points fewer than this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: Drake vs. South Dakota

• Drake compiled a 10-22-0 ATS record last year.
• The Bulldogs were favored by 13.5 points or more once last season, and covered the spread.
• South Dakota put together a 16-13-0 record against the spread last year.
• The Coyotes covered the spread twice last season (2-3 ATS) when playing as at least 13.5-point underdogs.
• At home last season, Drake was 4-11 overall and 3-12 against the spread.
• At home last year, as a 13.5-point favorite or greater, Drake was unbeaten ATS (1-0).
• Last year in away games, South Dakota was 6-7 against the spread and 3-10 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Drake vs. South Dakota

• Drake won 45.5% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (5-6).
• The Bulldogs played as a moneyline favorite of -1205 or shorter in just one game last season, which they won.
• Drake has a 92.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• South Dakota won four, or 23.5%, of the 17 games it played as underdogs last season.
• Last season, the Coyotes were at least a +719 underdog on the moneyline five times, losing each of those contests.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 12.2% chance of a victory for South Dakota.