Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 1/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

Chartway Arena is the site where the Old Dominion Monarchs (5-8) will try to beat the Arkansas State Red Wolves (10-3) on Thursday.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves played Coastal Carolina and went home with a win by a final score of 97-67 in their last game. Arkansas State ended the contest with a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 of 60) and knocked down 16 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Red Wolves made 15 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, Arkansas State allowed 36.4% from the field on 24 of 66 shooting. Coastal Carolina earned 8 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In addition, Coastal Carolina grabbed 42 rebounds (19 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Coastal Carolina went 68.4% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 19 attempts. They made 6 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Red Wolves walked away with 21 and Coastal Carolina accounted for 12 fouls.

Josh Hill is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the court for 16 mins played but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He ended up scoring 26 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Arkansas State will enter this game with a record of 10-3 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Arkansas State is snagging 42.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 170 assists so far this year, which is 237th in the country in terms of passing. The Red Wolves are connecting on 31.9% on 3-pointers (125 of 392) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.7 points per outing (74th in Division 1) while hitting 41.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Wolves are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are 121st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 153 relinquished on the year. The Red Wolves are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.3% (315 of 801) and they concede 40.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 30.6% on shots from distance and they rank 195th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.5).

When they last played, the Old Dominion Monarchs got the victory with a final of 82-44 against Virginia Wesleyan. The Monarchs were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Virginia Wesleyan earned 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Monarchs to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.0%. Concerning shots from distance, Old Dominion converted 10 out of their 23 tries (43.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Monarchs went 29 out of 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.8%. The Monarchs allowed Virginia Wesleyan to convert 16 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 25.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 17.4% from distance by going 4 out of 23 and finished the contest at 8 out of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). With respect to team rebounding, Old Dominion permitted Virginia Wesleyan to collect 25 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Robert Davis Jr. was important for the Monarchs in this game. He made 6 out of 13 in this game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 1 rebound. He racked up 19 points in his 26 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Old Dominion has a record of 5-8 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Monarchs are connecting on 41.4% from the field, which has them ranked 331st in college. Old Dominion has earned 909 pts so far this season (69.9 per contest) and they collect 39.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 11.5 times per game (325th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Monarchs are committing 18.0 fouls every game while shooting 65.8% from the charity stripe.

The Monarchs on the defensive side of the court are 277th in the nation in PPG given up with 75.0. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (222nd in D-1). The Old Dominion defense concedes 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (92 of 267) and their opponents are converting on 67.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.8 dimes and 37.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 228th and 314th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Old Dominion

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