Northeastern Huskies vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 12/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

Chartway Arena is the location where the Old Dominion Monarchs (3-7) will attempt to defeat the Northeastern Huskies (7-3) on Sunday.

The Northeastern Huskies faced Colgate and notched a win by a score of 78-75 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Huskies left the arena with 19 and Colgate finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Colgate finished the game at 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 26 tries. Furthermore, Colgate snagged 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Colgate recorded 11 assists and had 14 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Northeastern let their opponent shoot 44.2% from the field on 23 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Huskies buried 19 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 65.5%. Northeastern ended the contest with a 54.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 50) and knocked down 5 of their 15 3-point attempts.

Rashad King is a guy who played a role for the contest. He shot 61.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 mins and grabbed 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Northeastern will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-3 on the year. They currently have an average of 71.7 pts per contest (274th in the nation) while going 48.8% from the floor. The Huskies are connecting on 34.1% on three-point shots (60 of 176) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northeastern is grabbing 33.8 boards per game and is sitting with 140 assists on the year, which has them ranked 179th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.1 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Huskies have forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 fouls. They surrender 32.2% from 3-point land while they are 60th in the nation in PPG allowed (66.1). The Huskies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.5% (239 of 576) and they concede 32.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 129th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 118 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a loss by a final score of 78-70 against George Washington. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Old Dominion permitted George Washington to collect 32 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 17 and finished the contest at 23 out of 37 from the charity stripe (62.2%). The Monarchs allowed George Washington to convert 23 of 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9% in this contest. Overall, the Monarchs walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Old Dominion made 6 out of 18 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 70.6%. George Washington had 13 personal fouls for this game which got the Monarchs to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Monarchs earned 20 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this contest.

Devin Ceaser ended up being a major contributor for the Monarchs for the matchup. He had 16 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He made 5 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Old Dominion has a record of 3-7 on the year. The Monarchs are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 64.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 10.5 times per game (341st in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. Old Dominion has accounted for 676 points this season (67.6 per contest) and they collect 37.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Monarchs are hitting on 40.5% from the floor, which ranks them 332nd in college hoops.

The Monarchs defensively are ranked 321st in college basketball in points given up per game with 78.1. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (331st in college basketball). The Old Dominion defense surrenders 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (75 of 206) and their opposition knocks down 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.5 assists and 37.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 279th and 308th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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