Star player DJ Williams and the Southern Illinois Salukis (2-2) face the South Dakota Coyotes (2-1) on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. ET, at The DakotaDome.
The Coyotes are double-digit favorites (currently -10.5) in their matchup versus the Salukis, with the over/under being 47.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Coyotes are -410 and the Salukis are +330.)
Read on for our preview for this season, and uncover all of our expert predictions here, too!
South Dakota -10.5 vs. Southern Illinois
South Dakota vs. Southern Illinois Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Coyotes (-10.5)
- Moneyline: Coyotes (-410), Salukis (+330)
- Total: 47.5 points
South Dakota vs. Southern Illinois Betting Stats and Info
The Coyotes have won two games against the spread (in two tries). The Coyotes’ record against the spread, when favored by 10.5 points or more, is a spotless 1-0. In one game as the moneyline favorite, South Dakota won. Southern Illinois has won two games against the spread so far this season (2-2-0). Against the spread, the Salukis are winless in one game when underdogs by 10.5 points or more. This will be the second time this year Southern Illinois is an underdog on the moneyline. The Salukis lost the first one.
South Dakota vs. Southern Illinois Key Players
South Dakota Coyotes
- Aidan Bouman has posted 418 passing yards (139.3 YPG) with a 66.1% completion percentage (39-for-59) while tossing one touchdown.
- Charles Pierre Jr. has rushed for a team-leading 254 yards (84.7 per game) and scored three touchdowns. Receiving, he has caught five passes for 56 yards and one touchdown.
- Travis Theis has put up 201 rushing yards on 30 carries (67 yards per game), with three touchdowns on the ground. He also has five catches for 54 yards .
- Carter Bell has hauled in nine passes for a team-high 113 yards. He averages 37.7 receiving yards per game.
- This season Nick Gaes leads the team with 3.5 sacks and has added two TFL and nine tackles.
- This season Gary Bryant III has collected 10 tackles, leading his team in tackles.
- Jacob Clark has a team-high one interception and has tacked on 10 tackles in three games this season.
Southern Illinois Salukis
- This season Williams has collected 555 passing yards (138.8 per game) while going 44-for-75 (58.7%) and throwing for four touchdowns with two interceptions. He has added 243 rushing yards on 38 carries with four touchdowns.
- Lashaun Lester has rushed for 145 yards on 35 carries (36.3 yards per game), with one touchdown on the ground.
- Keontez Lewis has 20 catches (22 targets) and paces his team with 311 receiving yards (77.8 per game) while scoring one touchdown.
- Nah’Shawn Hezekiah has added 227 yards on 14 catches and one touchdown. He has been targeted 18 times and averages 56.8 receiving yards.
- Vinson Davis has caught 18 passes on 22 targets for 208 yards and one touchdown.
- Ben Bogle has 5.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also collected one TFL.
- Over the course of the current campaign, Shane Roth has totaled one TFL and leads the team in tackles.
- Desman Hearns has a team-high one interception and has tacked on one TFL in four games this season.