Troy Trojans vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Troy Trojans vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (6-14) will try to defeat the Troy Trojans (13-6) at Chartway Arena on Wednesday.

The Troy Trojans faced Arkansas State and notched a win by a score of 99-74 in their last game. Troy finished the contest with a 55.7% field goal percentage (34 out of 61) and buried 12 of their 32 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Trojans knocked down 19 of 21 tries for a percentage of 90.5%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 25 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about defending, Troy allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 of 61 shooting. Arkansas State doled out 16 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Arkansas State collected 24 boards (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arkansas State went 54.5% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 22 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 24 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Trojans ended up finishing with 20 and Arkansas State totaled 15 personal fouls.

Thomas Dowd is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He went 61.5% from the floor and earned 3 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also collected 10 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Troy comes into this contest with a mark of 13-6 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Troy is snagging 39.3 boards per game and has earned 329 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 31st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Trojans are shooting 36.3% on three-point attempts (201 of 553) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They average 86.9 points per contest (26th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Trojans are forcing 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 251st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.2). The Trojans defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.2% (515 of 1,193) and they surrender 36.3 boards per contest as a team. They rank 253rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 264 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Old Dominion Monarchs walked away with a victory by a final of 75-73 when they played Appalachian State. In regard to rebounds, Old Dominion allowed Appalachian State to pull down 30 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They went 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 15 out of 25 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Monarchs permitted Appalachian State to bury 26 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Monarchs finished 25 for 49 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Old Dominion knocked down 11 of their 23 attempts (47.8%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 60.9%. Appalachian State had 20 fouls for this contest which took the Monarchs to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Monarchs pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 26 in this contest.

Jordan Battle ended up having an impact for the Monarchs for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 9 in the game giving him a rate of 77.8%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes for the contest.

Old Dominion has a record of 6-14 for the campaign. The Monarchs commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they go 71.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (295th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per contest. Old Dominion has totaled 1,480 pts on the year (74.0 per game) and they collect 35.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Monarchs are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 295th in the country.

The Old Dominion defense allows 32.0% from downtown (135 of 422) and their opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.8 assists and 37.7 total boards per game, which is 220th and 324th in D-1. The Monarchs are ranked 282nd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 77.3. They are forcing 10.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (225th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Troy

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