Georgia State Panthers vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Chartway Arena in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia State Panthers (12-15) are headed to Chartway Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Old Dominion Monarchs (11-16).

The Georgia State Panthers took the court against Appalachian State and went home with a win by a final score of 70-65 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Panthers finished with 8 and Appalachian State totaled 13 personal fouls. They made 9 out of their 24 attempts from long range. Appalachian State walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 6 tries. On top of that, Appalachian State pulled down 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Appalachian State totaled 13 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In relation to the defense, Georgia State allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the field on 26 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 6 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 12 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Georgia State walked away from the game having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (26 of 57) and converted 6 of 14 three-point shots.

Cesare Edwards is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished 57.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 40 minutes and collected 9 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Georgia State comes into this matchup with a record of 12-15 this season. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Georgia State is pulling down 37.9 rebounds per contest and has tallied 342 dimes on the campaign, which is 242nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are connecting on 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (199 of 576) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. They average 75.4 pts per game (143rd in college) while going 44.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 9.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 337th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 415 surrendered this season. The Panthers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.9% (778 of 1,733) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 32.6% from 3-point land and they are 335th in the nation in points per game allowed (78.7).

In their last game, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a defeat with a final score of 78-75 when they faced Georgia Southern. In the matter of attacking the glass, Old Dominion permitted Georgia Southern to snag 40 in total (15 on the offensive side). They finished 32.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 34 and finished the game at 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Monarchs permitted Georgia Southern to make 28 of their 69 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Monarchs finished the game shooting 26 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Old Dominion buried 7 of their 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. Georgia Southern committed 18 fouls for the contest which got the Monarchs to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Monarchs were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this game.

Sean Durugordon ended up being important for the Monarchs for the matchup. He converted 8 of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 61.5%, and had 10 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

Old Dominion has a win-loss record of 11-16 on the campaign. The Monarchs are committing 17.0 fouls every game and they go 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per contest (349th in college) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Old Dominion has accounted for 1,851 points on the year (68.6 per contest) and they snag 38.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Monarchs are hitting on 40.4% from the floor, which is 354th in D-1.

The Old Dominion defense allows 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (193 of 572) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.8 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 152nd and 268th in D-1. The Monarchs defensively are ranked 210th in college in points given up per game with 72.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (216th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia State

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