South Dakota Coyotes vs Utah Tech Trailblazers prediction, odds and picks, November 22, 2026
South Dakota at Utah Tech: Bandwagon's model makes Utah Tech a 62% favorite (Utah Tech −4.5).
South Dakota Coyotes vs Utah Tech Trailblazers odds and win probability
Axle gives Utah Tech a 62% chance to win, by about 5 points.
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Why Axle has Utah Tech
All CBB ratings| SDAK | UTU | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1424 284th of 365 | 1468 229th of 365 |
| Record | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Last 5 games | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Streak | L3 | L1 |
| Meetings won | 0 | 2 |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results, home advantage and schedule; record, last 5 results, streak and meetings are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | UTU win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 12:08 AM ET | 62% | 0 |
| Nov 11, 12:08 AM ET | 62% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:03 PM ET | 62% | −1 |
| Nov 10, 10:13 PM ET | 63% | +3 |
| Nov 10, 10:03 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:43 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:28 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:08 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2:17 AM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 11:37 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:08 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 8:48 PM ET | 60% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 60% | — |
South Dakota Coyotes vs Utah Tech Trailblazers prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Trailblazers a 4.5-point favorite, with a 62% chance to win. The model total is 155. Ratings: Trailblazers 1468 (229th of 365), Coyotes 1424 (284th). The Trailblazers are 1-2; the Coyotes are 1-3. The Trailblazers have won 1 of their last 5; the Coyotes 1 of their last 5. The two have met 2 times in Bandwagon's results history; the Trailblazers won 2, the Coyotes 0.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
South Dakota Coyotes
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Houston Christian Huskies | L 76–87 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Cal State Fullerton Titans | L 85–87 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Northern Kentucky Norse | L 94–102 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Omaha Mavericks | L 62–76 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits | W 75–70 | – | – | matchup |
Utah Tech Trailblazers
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Utah State Aggies | L 86–118 | – | – | matchup | |
| at New Mexico Lobos | L 60–100 | – | – | matchup | |
| at California Baptist Lancers | L 72–86 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Abilene Christian Wildcats | W 80–74 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Utah Valley Wolverines | L 101–104 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Tech Trailblazers at South Dakota Coyotes | 81–79 | – | – | matchup | |
| South Dakota Coyotes at Utah Tech Trailblazers | 87–92 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
South Dakota Coyotes: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Utah Tech Trailblazers: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Coyotes1-3 8th · L3
- Coyotes rating1424 284th of 365, 2 games
- Trailblazers1-2 7th · L1
- Trailblazers rating1468 229th of 365, 1 games
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The bandwagon on each team
NCAA Division I men's basketball · 8th · streak L3
No stances yet today on $SDAKMBB: the share of the crowd ▲ on the South Dakota Coyotes bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
NCAA Division I men's basketball · 7th · streak L1
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I men's basketball a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage used · none: neutral sitethe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form unavailable for this game · Fewer than three games played this season by at least one sideaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones unavailable for this game · Neutral sitedistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata venue coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones
- Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
Model: Utah Tech 62% to win. Projected score Utah Tech 80, South Dakota 75; spread Utah Tech −4.5, total 155. South Dakota Coyotes at Utah Tech Trailblazers, Sun, Nov 22, 2:00 PM ET.