South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 29
29 January 2026

The South Dakota Coyotes (11-11, 3-4 Summit League) battle the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-17, 0-7 Summit League) on January 29, 2026 at Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Golden Eagles are underdogs by a 4.5-point margin as they enter the matchup with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 153.5 points.
Last time out, South Dakota lost 90-78 to St. Thomas on Saturday. Jordan Crawford recorded 22 points, two rebounds and one assist for South Dakota. Oral Roberts lost its most recent outing 86-58 against North Dakota State on Saturday. Ofri Naveh put up 12 points, one rebound and two assists for Oral Roberts.
South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota
- Spread favorite: South Dakota -4.5
- Moneyline favorite: South Dakota -189
- Moneyline underdog: Oral Roberts +156
- Over/Under: 153.5 points
How to watch South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts
- TV Channel: Summit League Network
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Betting the Over/Under: South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts
- This season, 15 of South Dakota's 19 games have gone over Thursday's total of 153.5 points.
- This season, eight of Oral Roberts' games have finished with a combined score higher than 153.5 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 154.1 points per game, 0.6 points more than the total of 153.5 for this matchup.
- The 160.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 7.2 more than the 153.5 over/under in this contest.
- South Dakota has a 164.8 average over/under in its games this season, 11.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- Oral Roberts' games have an average over/under of 150 points this season, 3.5 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.
Betting the Spread: South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts
- In South Dakota's 19 games this year, it has 10 wins against the spread.
- The Coyotes have an ATS record of 4-1 in their five games when favored by 4.5 points or more so far this season.
- Oral Roberts is 8-11-0 against the spread this season.
- So far this year, the Golden Eagles have been installed as underdogs by a 4.5-point margin or more 15 times and are 8-7 ATS in those contests.
- South Dakota is 5-4 against the spread, and 6-3 overall, at home.
- At home, South Dakota is 4-1 ATS as a 4.5-point favorite or more.
- Oral Roberts is 5-4 against the spread, and 0-9 overall, away from home.
Betting the Moneyline: South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts
- South Dakota has entered the game as moneyline favorites seven times this season and won six of those games.
- The Coyotes are undefeated in four games this season when favored by -189 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that South Dakota has a 65.4% chance to win.
- Oral Roberts has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 17 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (11.8%) in those games.
- This season, the Golden Eagles have been victorious two times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least +156 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oral Roberts has an implied victory probability of 39.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Dunkel Index Prediction for South Dakota vs. Oral Roberts
- Pick ATS: Oral Roberts (+ 4.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (153.5)
- Prediction: South Dakota 74 - Oral Roberts 72
