Morgan State Bears vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morgan State Bears vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (2-3) host the Morgan State Bears (1-4) at Chartway Arena on Friday.

The Morgan State Bears played North Carolina A&T and took a loss by a score of 79-73 in their last contest. Morgan State walked away from the contest having earned a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 out of 62) and made 5 of 21 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bears buried 12 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 70.6%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 21 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 13 assists for this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of the defense, Morgan State allowed their opponent to shoot 52.0% from the floor on 26 of 50 shooting. North Carolina A&T recorded 18 assists and had 2 steals for the contest. Moreover, North Carolina A&T snagged 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Carolina A&T finished 77.8% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 27 shots. They also made 6 out of their 19 tries from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Bears ended up with 21 while North Carolina A&T accounted for 14 fouls.

Elijah Davis is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the floor and distributed 7 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes and collected 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Morgan State will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-4 this year. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Morgan State is pulling down 33.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 64 assists this year, which has them ranked 241st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bears are connecting on 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (29 of 88) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.0 pts per game (194th in Division 1) while hitting 44.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 317th in D-1 in points per game allowed (82.0). The Bears are giving up a FG percentage of 50.7% (141 of 278) and they surrender 33.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 339th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 88 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a loss by a final score of 99-69 when they played Xavier. The Monarchs were able to collect 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 21 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. Xavier had 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Monarchs to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of those for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing three-point shots, Old Dominion made 5 of 18 attempts (27.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Monarchs ended up shooting 26 out of 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.9%. The Monarchs allowed Xavier to bury 33 out of their 72 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% in this matchup. They finished 44.4% from 3-point land by shooting 16 of 36 and ended up shooting 17 of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Old Dominion permitted Xavier to get 45 overall (17 on the offensive glass).

LJ Thomas was important for the Monarchs for the matchup. He converted 4 of 6 in the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound. He accumulated 13 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in this game.

Old Dominion has a win-loss mark of 2-3 on the year. The Monarchs commit 19.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per game (189th in D-1) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. Old Dominion has tallied 367 pts for the year (73.4 per contest) and they pull in 36.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Monarchs are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which is 225th in the nation.

The Old Dominion defense concedes 33.6% on 3-point attempts (40 of 119) and their opposition knocks down 73.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.6 assists and 37.0 boards per game, which is ranked 256th and 264th in D-1. The Monarchs defensively are ranked 270th in college in PPG given up with 78.4. They are forcing 10.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (150th in D-1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Morgan State

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