Georgia Southern Eagles vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 1/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (4-11) will play the Georgia Southern Eagles (10-5) at Chartway Arena on Saturday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles faced James Madison and notched a win by a score of 96-92 in their last contest. Georgia Southern wrapped up the game having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 out of 68) and converted 6 out of their 26 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 30 of their 39 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 28 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 9 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the floor on 29 out of 62 shooting. James Madison recorded 5 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In addition, James Madison snagged 45 rebounds (15 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. James Madison ended up going 73.7% from the charity stripe by making 28 of their 38 shots. They also made 6 of 24 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 25 while James Madison recorded 29 fouls.

Nakavieon White is someone who was a contributor in this game. He walked away with 25 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He played 37 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. He shot 43.8% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Georgia Southern will enter this matchup with a record of 10-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 84.0 points per contest (68th in college hoops) while hitting 44.3% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 33.5% on 3-pointers (149 of 445) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Southern is snagging 35.7 boards per game and has accumulated 179 assists this year, which ranks 257th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.5 times per game and as a team they commit 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 230th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 189 relinquished for the season. The Eagles defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.6% (409 of 918) and they relinquish 40.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 31.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 313th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.8).

For their last game, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a loss by a final score of 81-73 against Appalachian State. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Old Dominion allowed Appalachian State to snag 38 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 18 and ended up going 17 of 28 at the free throw line (60.7%). The Monarchs allowed Appalachian State to knock down 29 out of 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.7% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Monarchs shot 25 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Old Dominion buried 10 out of their 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 59.1%. Appalachian State was called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Monarchs to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Monarchs earned 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the matchup.

Jordan Battle was important for the Monarchs for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this game.

Old Dominion has a record of 4-11 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Monarchs are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is 294th in college. Old Dominion has accounted for 1,096 points this season (73.1 per game) and they average 35.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per contest (306th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Monarchs are committing 19.2 fouls per game and they go 73.4% from the charity stripe.

The Old Dominion defense concedes 31.2% on 3-point shots (100 of 321) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.4 dimes and 37.5 rebounds every game, which ranks 258th and 307th in D-1. The Monarchs are ranked 274th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.1. They are forcing 9.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (220th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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