Georgia Southern Eagles vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

Chartway Arena is where the Old Dominion Monarchs (5-15) will take on the Georgia Southern Eagles (4-15) on Saturday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia State and notched a win by a score of 86-70 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up walking away with 18 and Georgia State had 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 23 shots from long range. Georgia State shot 73.7% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 19 shots. Furthermore, Georgia State snagged 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Georgia State doled out 6 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In terms of defending, Georgia Southern allowed 42.4% from the floor on 25 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Eagles buried 15 of 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. Georgia Southern wrapped up the game having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (27 of 55) and converted 17 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Cam Bryant is one guy who came through for the contest. He was able to score 19 points on 7 out of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Georgia Southern heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 4-15 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Georgia Southern is pulling in 32.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 205 assists so far this year, which ranks 333rd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are shooting 35.9% on shots from distance (191 of 532) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They average 69.9 pts per contest (287th in the country) while hitting 41.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-point attempts and they rank 341st in the nation in opponents points per game (79.1). The Eagles defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.1% (516 of 1,119) and they surrender 38.7 boards per contest as a team. They are 298th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 275 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a loss by a final score of 78-62 when they faced James Madison. The Monarchs earned 28 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. James Madison committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Monarchs to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.8%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Old Dominion made 6 of 18 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Monarchs shot 23 for 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7%. The Monarchs allowed James Madison to convert 27 out of their 63 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.9% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 37.0% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 27 and finished the game at 14 of 23 at the charity stripe (60.9%). In regard to team rebounding, Old Dominion allowed James Madison to get 40 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Vasean Allette was important for the Monarchs in this contest. He converted 5 of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this game.

Old Dominion has a mark of 5-15 so far this season. The Monarchs are responsible for committing 17.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 65.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.5 times per game (347th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per game. Old Dominion has accounted for 1,433 points so far this year (71.7 per game) and they average 34.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Monarchs are shooting 42.8% from the field, which has them ranked 283rd in college basketball.

The Old Dominion defense allows 35.8% on 3-point shots (186 of 520) and their opponents are converting on 72.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 15.0 dimes and 39.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 327th and 351st in those categories. The Monarchs on the defensive side of the court are 317th in college hoops in points given up per game with 77.4. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (228th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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