Georgia State Panthers vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (8-18) will try to beat the Georgia State Panthers (9-16) at Chartway Arena on Saturday.

The Georgia State Panthers faced Northern Illinois and took a loss by a score of 75-74 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Panthers walked away with 19 and Northern Illinois accounted for 23 fouls. They also made 11 of 23 tries from distance. Northern Illinois finished the game at 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 22 attempts. On top of that, Northern Illinois pulled down 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Northern Illinois recorded 15 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Pertaining to defending, Georgia State allowed 44.4% from the floor on 24 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 35 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Panthers made 24 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Georgia State ended with a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 of 57) and buried 4 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jelani Hamilton is a guy who played a role for the contest. He ended up going 46.2% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Georgia State comes into this game with a record of 9-16 this season. They have an average of 70.8 pts per contest (301st in Division 1) while hitting 38.3% from the floor. The Panthers are shooting 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (219 of 680) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia State is collecting 35.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 302 assists on the year, which is 297th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 fouls. They rank 237th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 347 surrendered on the campaign. The Panthers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.1% (643 of 1,493) and they relinquish 38.5 boards per game as a unit. They concede 34.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 189th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a loss by a final score of 81-79 when they played Marshall. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Old Dominion allowed Marshall to get 28 in all (2 offensive). They went 47.6% from 3-point land by going 10 of 21 and finished the contest at 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Monarchs allowed Marshall to make 30 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.6% in this game. When the game finished, the Monarchs went 32 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. When discussing shots from downtown, Old Dominion converted 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Marshall earned 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Monarchs to the free throw line for 13 shots. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Monarchs corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the matchup.

LJ Thomas ended up being a factor for the Monarchs for the matchup. He racked up 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes in the game. He converted 8 out of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Old Dominion has a win-loss record of 8-18 on the year. As an offense, the Monarchs are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which is 296th in the country. Old Dominion has totaled 1,932 pts on the campaign (74.3 per game) and they snag 35.4 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 12.7 times per game (279th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per game. The Monarchs are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Old Dominion defense allows 32.0% on shots from distance (179 of 560) and their opponents are converting on 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.1 assists and 38.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 235th and 338th in those categories on the defensive end. The Monarchs on the defensive side of the court are 281st in college in PPG given up with 77.7. They are forcing 10.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (216th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia State

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