Old Dominion Monarchs vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 1/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs Troy Trojans

Date: Thursday, January 4, 2024

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (4-9) are on their way to Trojan Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Troy Trojans (7-6).

The Old Dominion Monarchs stepped onto the hardwood against South Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 61-59 in their last game. Old Dominion wrapped up the game with a 38.2% field goal percentage (26 of 68) and made 2 of their 15 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Monarchs buried 5 of their 9 tries for a rate of 55.6%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 8 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about the defense, Old Dominion allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the field on 23 of 58 shooting. South Alabama earned 15 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Moreover, South Alabama snagged 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. South Alabama walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 6 of 8 attempts. They buried 9 out of their 24 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Monarchs left the arena with 11 and South Alabama recorded 13 personal fouls.

Vasean Allette is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the contest at 37.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 15 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Old Dominion steps onto the court with a record of 4-9 for the season. They currently have an average of 70.3 pts per contest (284th in college hoops) while hitting 43.3% from the field. The Monarchs are shooting 30.8% on shots from distance (77 of 250) and 66.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Old Dominion is pulling in 34.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 133 assists on the year, which is 346th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Monarchs are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 fouls. They are 256th in D-1 in giving up assists with 184 surrendered on the year. The Monarchs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.6% (331 of 742) and they concede 37.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 298th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.3).

The last time they took the court, the Troy Trojans went home victorious with a score of 72-65 when they played Coastal Carolina. The Trojans were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. Coastal Carolina had 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Trojans to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to make 21 of those for a rate of 91.3%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Troy buried 9 out of their 29 tries (31.0%). When all was said and done, the Trojans went 21 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.8%. The Trojans permitted Coastal Carolina to make 25 of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.3% in the matchup. They shot 30.0% from three-point range by going 3 out of 10 and ended up going 12 of 25 from the free throw line (48.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, Troy permitted Coastal Carolina to grab 30 in total (9 offensive).

Christyon Eugene was important for the Trojans in the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the contest. He made 6 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

Troy has a win-loss mark of 7-6 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trojans are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is 236th in the nation. Troy has scored 1,071 pts so far this season (82.4 per contest) and they collect 40.8 boards per game. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (92nd in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. The Trojans commit 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Trojans are ranked 170th in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (156th in college basketball). The Troy defense concedes 33.5% from downtown (84 of 251) and their opponents are knocking down 67.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.2 dimes and 33.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 72nd and 120th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Troy

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