Georgia Southern Eagles vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Southern Eagles (8-9) are traveling to Chartway Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Old Dominion Monarchs (8-9).

The Georgia Southern Eagles took the court against Marshall and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-69 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Eagles ended up walking away with 22 and Marshall totaled 16 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 26 tries from 3-point land. Marshall finished shooting 63.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 27 shots. On top of that, Marshall totaled 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Marshall earned 19 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 27 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 21 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 14 of 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Georgia Southern ended the game having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 out of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 16 three-point shots.

Nakavieon White is a guy who was a factor for this game. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 minutes and totaled 1 board. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Georgia Southern comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 8-9 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Georgia Southern is collecting 36.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 221 dimes for the year, which ranks 248th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are connecting on 32.0% from downtown (149 of 465) and 65.8% from the free throw line. They average 73.6 pts per game (223rd in Division 1) on 42.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They rank 259th in college in allowing assists with 244 surrendered for the season. The Eagles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (446 of 998) and they surrender 39.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 31.8% on 3-pointers and they are 336th in D-1 in points per game allowed (79.2).

In their last game, the Old Dominion Monarchs walked away with a victory by a final of 71-63 when they played South Alabama. The Monarchs were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. South Alabama was called for 10 personal fouls for this contest which got the Monarchs to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 61.5%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Old Dominion made 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). Overall, the Monarchs walked away from this one shooting 27 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. The Monarchs permitted South Alabama to make 23 of 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 35.9% for the matchup. They finished shooting 25.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Old Dominion permitted South Alabama to get 25 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Sean Durugordon was important for the Monarchs for this game. He earned 27 points in his 45 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the contest. He converted 11 of 18 in this contest giving him a rate of 61.1%, and accumulated 18 rebounds.

Old Dominion has a win-loss record of 8-9 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Monarchs are shooting 41.0% from the field, which is ranked 339th in the country. Old Dominion has scored 1,184 points this season (69.6 per game) and they pull in 39.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per game (313th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per contest. The Monarchs commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they go 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Monarchs on defense are ranked 239th in college in points per game surrendered with 73.4. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (185th in college hoops). The Old Dominion defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (119 of 340) and opponents are connecting on 67.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.2 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 197th and 296th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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