Old Dominion Monarchs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (12-11) will try to defeat the Old Dominion Monarchs (6-17) on Wednesday.

The Old Dominion Monarchs played James Madison and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-63 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Monarchs walked away with 21 and James Madison accounted for 16 personal fouls. They converted 7 of 16 tries from beyond the arc. James Madison ended up shooting 63.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 27 tries. On top of that, James Madison collected 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. James Madison dished out 17 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. In relation to the defense, Old Dominion let their opponent shoot 48.2% from the field on 27 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 7 assists for this game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 27 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Monarchs made 16 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Old Dominion ended the game with a 42.0% field goal percentage (21 of 50) and converted 5 of their 15 shots from downtown.

Devin Ceaser is one guy who came through in this game. He shot 50.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 29 mins and collected 6 boards. He scored 14 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Old Dominion heads into this contest with a record of 6-17 so far this season. They turn it over 11.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Old Dominion is collecting 35.0 boards per game and has totaled 242 assists on the season, which is 330th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Monarchs are hitting 32.2% from downtown (157 of 488) and 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.7 points per game (249th in Division 1) while shooting 42.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Monarchs are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 316th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (77.3). The Monarchs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (595 of 1,356) and they concede 39.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 347th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 353 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 60-55 when they faced Texas State. The Golden Eagles snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this contest. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. Texas State was called for 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 76.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, Southern Miss made 4 out of their 22 tries (18.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Eagles went 16 out of 49 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.7%. The Golden Eagles allowed Texas State to knock down 25 of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.0% for the game. They went 14.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 1 of 7 and ended up shooting 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Southern Miss permitted Texas State to grab 37 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Austin Crowley ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 15 for the contest for a rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 39 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for this game.

Southern Miss has a win-loss mark of 12-11 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Eagles are shooting 41.4% from the field, which has them ranked 320th in college basketball. Southern Miss has accounted for 1,599 points on the campaign (69.5 per contest) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.0 times per game (285th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. The Golden Eagles are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Southern Miss defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (175 of 504) and their opponents are knocking down 66.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.9 dimes and 37.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 181st and 302nd in college hoops. The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 141st in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.7. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (169th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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