Old Dominion Monarchs vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

Finneran Pavilion is the location where the Villanova Wildcats (4-1) will take on the Old Dominion Monarchs (3-4) on Tuesday.

The Old Dominion Monarchs took the court against Drexel and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-71 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Monarchs ended up finishing with 18 and Drexel racked up 14 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 21 shots from 3-point land. Drexel shot 76.2% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Drexel snagged 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Drexel distributed 13 assists and had 5 steals for this game. With respect to defending, Old Dominion allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected a total of 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Monarchs made 9 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 56.3%. Old Dominion ended with a 43.5% field goal percentage (27 out of 62) and made 8 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Jordan Battle is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and grabbed 9 rebounds. He walked away with 21 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Old Dominion heads into this one with a win-loss record of 3-4 this season. They currently have an average of 75.1 points per outing (251st in D-1) while hitting 44.7% from the field. The Monarchs are shooting 32.7% on 3-pointers (51 of 156) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Old Dominion is snagging 37.1 boards per contest and has racked up 103 dimes on the campaign, which is 60th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a team are committing 18.7 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Monarchs have forced 10.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They currently rank 314th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 99 surrendered this season. The Monarchs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (177 of 428) and they concede 37.0 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 32.9% on three-point shots while they are 217th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Villanova Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 70-55 when they faced La Salle. The Wildcats collected 20 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. La Salle was called for 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.0%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Villanova made 8 out of 25 tries (32.0%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats shot 28 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. The Wildcats allowed La Salle to bury 22 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1% for the contest. They finished 23.1% from three-point range by going 3 out of 13 and ended up going 8 of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Villanova permitted La Salle to pull down 26 in all (11 offensive).

Matthew Hodge was important for the Wildcats in the matchup. He earned 17 points in his 35 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 7 of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Villanova has a win-loss record of 4-1 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks 118th in college. Villanova has accumulated 411 points for the campaign (82.2 per game) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.8 times per contest (61st in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. The Wildcats are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 68.5% from the free throw line.

The Villanova defense allows 40.0% from downtown (40 of 100) and their opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.8 dimes and 29.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 164th and 25th in college hoops. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 77th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.4. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the field (261st in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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