James Madison Dukes vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: James Madison Dukes vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (5-14) will go up against the James Madison Dukes (17-2) at Chartway Arena on Wednesday.

The James Madison Dukes stepped onto the hardwood against Marshall and earned the victory with a final of 67-52 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Dukes ended up with 16 and Marshall had 18 fouls. They also buried 8 of 34 shots from long range. Marshall walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 8 tries. Furthermore, Marshall grabbed 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Marshall earned 11 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. With regard to defending, James Madison let their opponent shoot 29.5% from the field on 18 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Dukes made 14 of 17 tries for a percentage of 82.4%. James Madison ended the contest having earned a 38.7% FG percentage (24 out of 62) and converted 5 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Terrence Edwards is one player who was important in this matchup. He shot 35.0% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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James Madison steps onto the hardwood with a record of 17-2 this year. They have an average of 85.9 points per outing (6th in Division 1) while shooting 47.5% from the floor. The Dukes are shooting 33.8% from downtown (166 of 491) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, James Madison is pulling in 40.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 317 dimes on the season, which ranks 30th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.2 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Dukes are forcing 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They surrender 28.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 117th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.2). The Dukes defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (471 of 1,140) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 53rd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 204 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Old Dominion Monarchs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-73 against UL Monroe. The Monarchs earned 15 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 20 for the contest. They also turned it over 6 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. UL Monroe committed 14 fouls in the game which got the Monarchs to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Old Dominion made 8 of their 25 attempts (32.0%). Overall, the Monarchs finished 26 for 61 from the field which had them at 42.6%. The Monarchs permitted UL Monroe to convert 24 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.0% for the matchup. They shot 37.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 16 and finished the contest at 26 out of 36 from the free throw line (72.2%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Old Dominion permitted UL Monroe to grab 42 overall (11 offensive).

Chaunce Jenkins ended up being important for the Monarchs for this game. He made 8 of 21 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

Old Dominion has a win-loss record of 5-14 this season. As an offense, the Monarchs are shooting 43.0% from the field, which is ranked 280th in college basketball. Old Dominion has scored 1,371 pts for the year (72.2 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 10.5 times per contest (347th in the country) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. The Monarchs have committed 17.8 personal fouls every game and they go 66.1% from the free throw line.

The Monarchs on defense are ranked 316th in college basketball in PPG given up with 77.4. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (231st in college basketball). The Old Dominion defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (176 of 493) and opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.6 dimes and 39.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 318th and 351st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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