Western Michigan Broncos vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

Chartway Arena is the location where the Old Dominion Monarchs (12-21 last year) will try to defeat the Western Michigan Broncos (10-21 last season) on Monday.

The Western Michigan Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Kent State and took a loss by a score of 86-78 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Broncos ended up with 14 and Kent State racked up 17 fouls. They also made 14 of 34 attempts from distance. Kent State ended up going 63.6% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Kent State grabbed 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Kent State distributed 15 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In terms of defense, Western Michigan allowed 46.8% from the field on 29 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Broncos knocked down 17 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Western Michigan ended the contest with a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and buried 13 of 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Jayden Brewer is one player who played a role for the matchup. He walked away with 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played for 28 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 42.9% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Western Michigan enters this one after finishing with a record of 10-21 last season. They had an average of 74.8 points per contest (207th in D-1) while shooting 44.0% from the floor. The Broncos connected on 35.1% on three-point shots (228 of 649) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Western Michigan collected 36.3 boards per contest and earned 392 dimes last season, which had them ranked 304th in the country in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per game and as a unit committed 18.6 personal fouls per game.

When they were on defense, the Broncos forced 9.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They surrendered 35.6% on 3-point shots and they ranked 318th in the country in points per game allowed (79.5). The Broncos defense gave up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (849 of 1,843) and they surrendered 34.6 boards per game as a squad. They were ranked 235th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 464 conceded last season.

The last time they took the court, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a loss by a final score of 88-84 when they faced Georgia Southern. When discussing how they rebounded, Old Dominion permitted Georgia Southern to snag 29 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 24 and finished the contest at 24 out of 30 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Monarchs permitted Georgia Southern to knock down 27 of their 52 attempts from the field which left them shooting 51.9% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Monarchs went 25 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6%. In terms of shooting from distance, Old Dominion made 13 of their 26 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Georgia Southern earned 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Monarchs to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Monarchs pulled down 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 26 for the matchup.

Jordan Battle ended up being a major contributor for the Monarchs in this contest. He made 11 of 18 in this contest for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and earned 3 rebounds. He earned 45 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Old Dominion had a win-loss record of 12-21 last season. The Monarchs committed 19.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.4% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 13.1 times per game (240th in the nation) and they coughed up possession 10.9 times per game. Old Dominion earned 2,514 points last season (76.2 per contest) and they averaged 34.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Monarchs connected on 44.4% from the field, which was ranked 228th in Division 1.

The Monarchs defensively were ranked 295th in college hoops in PPG given up with 77.9. They forced 10.3 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (188th in college hoops). The Old Dominion defense gave up 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (228 of 711) and their opponents made 74.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They conceded 10.1 assists and 37.2 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 55th and 329th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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