Old Dominion Monarchs vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, KY

TV: ESPN+

E. A. Diddle Arena is where the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (15-11) will play the Old Dominion Monarchs (10-15) on Saturday.

The Old Dominion Monarchs played UAB and earned the victory with a final of 81-72 in their last game. Old Dominion finished having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (26 of 51) and converted 4 of their 14 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Monarchs knocked down 25 of 35 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to defense, Old Dominion allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 of 56 shooting. UAB doled out 11 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. On top of that, UAB grabbed 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UAB finished shooting 84.6% at the free throw line by burying 22 of 26 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 19 shots from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Monarchs ended up finishing with 19 while UAB recorded 23 fouls.

Mekhi Long is a guy who played a role in the game. He finished the game shooting 83.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 38 mins played and grabbed 7 boards. He finished with 17 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Old Dominion comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 10-15 for the season. They average 66.4 pts per contest (295th in the nation) on 43.5% from the floor. The Monarchs are shooting 29.8% on three-point attempts (111 of 373) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Old Dominion is pulling in 36.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 319 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 203rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Monarchs are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are giving up 35.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 134th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (67.4). The Monarchs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (597 of 1,403) and they relinquish 33.7 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 250th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 339 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers got the victory with a final of 87-77 when they played Southern Miss. The Hilltoppers were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. Southern Miss was called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Hilltoppers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 87.0%. When discussing shots from distance, Western Kentucky knocked down 13 of their 25 tries (52.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Hilltoppers ended up shooting 27 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Hilltoppers permitted Southern Miss to convert 30 out of their 66 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.5% in this game. They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 20 and ended up going 9 out of 10 at the charity stripe (90.0%). Concerning rebounding, Western Kentucky allowed Southern Miss to snag 36 overall (15 offensive).

Dayvion McKnight ended up being a major contributor for the Hilltoppers for the matchup. He tallied 26 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 9 of 14 for this game for a rate of 64.3%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Western Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 15-11 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hilltoppers are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks 27th in the nation. Western Kentucky has accounted for 1,991 pts so far this season (76.6 per game) and they grab 35.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per contest (63rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. The Hilltoppers have committed 11.9 fouls per contest and they go 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Hilltoppers on defense are ranked 199th in the nation in points given up per game with 69.8. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (115th in the country). The Western Kentucky defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (249 of 732) and opponents are making 72.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 15.8 assists and 36.5 boards every game, which is ranked 342nd and 284th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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