Old Dominion Monarchs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (10-18) are en route to Reed Green Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (14-14).

The Old Dominion Monarchs took the court against Louisiana and walked away with a win by a score of 83-72 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Monarchs ended up with 20 and Louisiana totaled 20 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 17 shots from distance. Louisiana ended up shooting 72.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 25 shots. Moreover, Louisiana pulled down 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisiana distributed 8 assists and had 7 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Old Dominion allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 24 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 24 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Monarchs converted 21 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. Old Dominion finished the game with a 56.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 51) and buried 4 of their 11 shots from downtown.

Jordan Battle is someone who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played 39 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Old Dominion will take the court with a record of 10-18 so far this season. They cough up possession 10.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.9 fouls every game. As a team, Old Dominion is pulling down 35.5 boards per contest and has tallied 367 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 198th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Monarchs are shooting 34.0% from downtown (210 of 618) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.8 points per outing (221st in the country) while shooting 43.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Monarchs have forced 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are surrendering 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 252nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.6). The Monarchs defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (727 of 1,669) and they surrender 37.9 boards per contest as a team. They are 269th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 385 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 69-65 when they played Troy. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Southern Miss permitted Troy to get 35 in total (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 27.3% from distance by connecting on 6 of 22 and finished the game at 9 of 16 from the charity stripe (56.3%). The Golden Eagles permitted Troy to knock down 25 of 56 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.6% in this game. Overall, the Golden Eagles shot 27 out of 67 from the field which had them at 40.3%. In regard to shots from distance, Southern Miss knocked down 2 out of their 12 tries (16.7%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Troy earned 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Golden Eagles collected 22 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the contest.

Tylik Weeks ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for this game. He buried 11 out of 20 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He racked up 32 points in his 39 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Southern Miss has a mark of 14-14 this season. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls every game and they go 74.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.4 times per contest (338th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game. Southern Miss has totaled 2,054 points on the campaign (73.4 per game) and they collect 36.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 233rd in college.

The Golden Eagles are ranked 163rd in college in points given up per game with 73.3. They are forcing 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (146th in D-1). The Southern Miss defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point attempts (231 of 656) and their opponents are converting on 69.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.1 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 78th and 127th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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