Old Dominion Monarchs vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL

TV: ESPN+

Pensacola Bay Center is where the Texas State Bobcats (14-17) will attempt to beat the Old Dominion Monarchs (7-24) on Tuesday.

The Old Dominion Monarchs took the court against Georgia Southern and ended up losing by a score of 92-75 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Monarchs ended up with 17 and Georgia Southern finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They buried 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. Georgia Southern walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by making 20 of 20 tries. In addition, Georgia Southern collected 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Georgia Southern doled out 17 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Old Dominion let their opponent shoot 47.6% from the floor on 30 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Monarchs made 17 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 56.7%. Old Dominion wrapped up the game with a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 of 62) and knocked down 6 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Chaunce Jenkins is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He went 52.9% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Old Dominion will play this contest with a record of 7-24 on the year. They currently have an average of 70.5 points per game (274th in college basketball) while going 41.9% from the field. The Monarchs are shooting 31.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (215 of 674) and 65.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Old Dominion is collecting 35.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 319 dimes for the campaign, which is 336th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Monarchs are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.3 fouls. They are ranked 341st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 458 surrendered so far this season. The Monarchs defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.6% (798 of 1,832) and they relinquish 40.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 302nd in college basketball in opponents PPG (76.5).

For their last game, the Texas State Bobcats walked away with a victory by a final of 82-79 when they played Troy. The Bobcats snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Troy earned 23 fouls in this contest which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Texas State buried 3 of 14 tries (21.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Bobcats finished the game shooting 29 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.0%. The Bobcats permitted Troy to make 25 of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 46.3% for this contest. They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 20 and finished the contest at 23 out of 32 from the free throw line (71.9%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Texas State permitted Troy to snag 30 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Davion Sykes ended up being a factor for the Bobcats in this contest. He made 10 out of 15 in the game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 12 rebounds. He totaled 30 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes in this game.

Texas State has a mark of 14-17 so far this year. The Bobcats have committed 17.6 fouls per contest and they hit 68.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per contest (287th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per game. Texas State has 2,136 points on the year (68.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.7 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bobcats are shooting 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 229th in college basketball.

The Bobcats on the defensive side of the court are 119th in college basketball in PPG given up with 70.0. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (190th in college basketball). The Texas State defense allows 31.5% on 3-point attempts (191 of 607) and their opposition makes 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.5 dimes and 33.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 68th and 118th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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