Manhattan Jaspers vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 11/15/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Monday, November 15, 2021

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (15-8 last year) will compete against the Manhattan Jaspers (7-13 last season) at Chartway Arena on Monday.

The Manhattan Jaspers stepped onto the hardwood against Manhattanville and took home the win by a score of 99-42 in their last game. Manhattan finished the contest having earned a 59.4% FG percentage (38 out of 64) and buried 12 of 25 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jaspers knocked down 11 of 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 27 turnovers and getting 15 steals. When it comes to the defense, Manhattan allowed the other team to shoot 32.6% from the field on 15 out of 46 shooting. Manhattanville totaled 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Manhattanville pulled down 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't have a block. Manhattanville ended up going 56.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 16 tries. They also made 3 of 15 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Jaspers left the arena with 16 while Manhattanville racked up 18 personal fouls.

Nick Brennen is a guy who was a factor in this game. He shot 66.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He saw the court for 15 mins and grabbed 1 rebound. He totaled 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

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Manhattan comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 7-13 last season. They turned the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 22.7 personal fouls per game. As a basketball team, Manhattan grabbed 36.2 boards per game and sat with 237 dimes last year, which had them ranked 291st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Jaspers shot 26.4% on three-point shots (115 of 435) and 66.6% from the free throw line. They averaged 63.4 points per outing (329th in the nation) while shooting 37.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jaspers were able to force 15.6 turnovers per game and they drew 20.3 fouls. They gave up 33.0% on shots from distance and they were 89th in the country in points per game from their opponents (67.3). The Jaspers defense gave up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (443 of 1,044) and they conceded 36.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They were 68th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 246 conceded last season.

In their last game, the Old Dominion Monarchs went home victorious with a score of 80-60 against Virginia Wesleyan. The Monarchs earned 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 4 times, while earning 2 steals for this game. Virginia Wesleyan had 12 fouls for the matchup which took the Monarchs to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Old Dominion knocked down 8 out of their 22 attempts (36.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Monarchs ended up going 31 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.7%. The Monarchs permitted Virginia Wesleyan to knock down 24 out of 64 attempts from the floor which had them at 37.5% for this contest. They finished 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 32 and finished the contest at 2 of 3 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounds, Old Dominion allowed Virginia Wesleyan to grab 30 in all (9 offensive).

Kalu Ezikpe was important for the Monarchs in the game. He made 10 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and had 12 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes in the matchup.

Old Dominion had a win-loss record of 15-8 last season. When it comes to offense, the Monarchs connected on 44.8% from the floor, which was ranked 133rd in the country. Old Dominion scored 1,571 points over the course of last season (68.3 per contest) and they pulled in 35.9 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 12.1 times per game (248th in the nation) and they turned it over 12.7 times per game. The Monarchs committed 15.9 fouls per contest and they shot 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Old Dominion defense allowed 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (196 of 559) and opponents connected on 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 13.2 assists and 33.9 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 200th and 124th in those categories. The Monarchs on defense were ranked 99th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.7. They were able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (92nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Manhattan

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