The South Dakota Coyotes (14-13, 6-6 Summit League) visit the Denver Pioneers (13-15, 6-7 Summit League) after winning three straight road games. The Pioneers are favored by 6.5 points in the contest, which begins at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The matchup’s over/under is 163.5.

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Denver vs. South Dakota betting lines

• Denver moneyline odds to win: -280
• South Dakota moneyline odds to win: +221
• Spread: Denver (-6.5)
• Total: 163.5

Denver statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• When playing at home, Denver sports a worse record against the spread (4-5-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (11-4-1).
• The Pioneers have eclipsed the over/under more often at home, hitting the over in seven of nine home matchups (77.8%). In away games, they have hit the over in 12 of 16 games (75%).
• Denver has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 3-4 (.429). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 1-1 (.500).

Recent trends

• On offense, the Pioneers have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 81.5 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 83.3 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
• Denver has been more stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, giving up 78.3 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 82.7 points per game its opponents average on the 2025-26 season.
• While the Pioneers are connecting on more threes per game over their past 10 contests (9.3 per game) compared to their season-long average (8.9), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (37.8% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 38.1% on the season).

Denver betting records this season

• ATS Record: 15-9-1 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 11-4-1)
• ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 11-4-1)
• O-U-P: 19-6-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 12-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-5 (Home: 3-4; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-10 (Home: 1-1; Away: 5-9)

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South Dakota statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• South Dakota has been better against the spread at home (7-5-0) than away (6-5-0) this year.
• Coyotes games have gone above the over/under less often at home (five times out of 12) than away (six of 11) this year.
• In 2025-26 as moneyline underdogs, the Coyotes have a better winning percentage at home (.250, 1-3 record) than on the road (.200, 2-8).

Recent trends

• The Coyotes are posting 78.9 points per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 2.2 fewer points than their average for the season (81.1).
• Over its past 10 games, South Dakota is ceding 77.7 points per contest, compared to its season average of 81.1 points allowed.
• The Coyotes are sinking 7.7 threes per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.6 more than their average for the season (7.1). That said, they have a worse shooting percentage from downtown over their past 10 games (32.5%) compared to their season average (33.8%).

South Dakota betting records this season

• ATS Record: 14-10-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 6-5-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-3-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
• O-U-P: 11-13-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 6-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-2 (Home: 6-2; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 1-3; Away: 2-8)