William & Mary Tribe vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 12/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: William & Mary Tribe vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

Chartway Arena is the location where the Old Dominion Monarchs (2-6) will play the William & Mary Tribe (3-5) on Monday.

The William & Mary Tribe took the court against Appalachian State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-76 in their last game. William & Mary walked away from the game having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (29 of 63) and converted 9 of their 31 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Tribe made 9 of 10 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 17 assists for the game while creating 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, William & Mary let their opponent shoot 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. Appalachian State recorded 17 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. On top of that, Appalachian State collected 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Appalachian State finished the game shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 24 attempts. They knocked down 15 of 29 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Tribe walked away with 20 and Appalachian State recorded 14 fouls.

Noah Collier is one player who was important for this game. He finished the contest at 53.3% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 23 minutes and collected 8 boards. He finished with 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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William & Mary will take the court with a win-loss mark of 3-5 on the season. They average 80.6 pts per contest (103rd in D-1) while hitting 44.1% from the floor. The Tribe are connecting on 32.6% on shots from downtown (87 of 267) and 75.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, William & Mary is grabbing 38.0 boards per game and is sitting with 125 dimes this season, which is 41st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.5 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tribe are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 260th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 100 surrendered for the season. The Tribe defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.1% (212 of 481) and they concede 36.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 31.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 290th in the country in PPG allowed (76.5).

In their last game, the Old Dominion Monarchs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-54 against Duquesne. The Monarchs were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. Duquesne had 16 fouls for this game which got the Monarchs to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Regarding three-point shots, Old Dominion buried 2 of their 17 tries (11.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Monarchs shot 21 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 32.8%. The Monarchs permitted Duquesne to convert 25 of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.2% for this game. They went 30.8% from three-point range by shooting 4 of 13 and ended up shooting 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). In reference to rebounding, Old Dominion allowed Duquesne to get 39 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Devin Ceaser ended up being a factor for the Monarchs in this game. He made 9 out of 20 in the game for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Old Dominion has a win-loss record of 2-6 on the year. As an offense, the Monarchs are connecting on 39.4% from the field, which ranks 339th in the country. Old Dominion has accounted for 518 points so far this year (64.8 per contest) and they collect 37.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 8.9 times per game (361st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. The Monarchs are committing 17.9 fouls per game while shooting 61.2% from the charity stripe.

The Old Dominion defense surrenders 36.6% on 3-point shots (60 of 164) and their opponents are converting on 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.3 dimes and 39.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 267th and 326th in college hoops. The Monarchs defensively are ranked 306th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 77.5. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (313th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take William & Mary

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