Northern Iowa vs. Old Dominion - 11/5/19 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Over on the Northern Iowa side, they’re fresh off a 16-18 record overall in 2018-19. The Panthers didn’t fare much better in conference play there, going 9-9 for a sixth-place finish. 

Northern Iowa had some success in the Missouri Valley Tournament, winning their first two games over Southern Illinois and Drake by a combined five points. The Panthers’ run ended in the championship against Bradley however, where they lost 57-54. 

The Monarchs are 7-2 ATS in their last nine non-conference games and 8-20 ATS in their last 28 road games. Old Dominion is 1-7 ATS in their last eight overall and the under is 10-1 in their last 11 overall. 

Meanwhile, the Panthers are 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 Tuesday games and 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight home games. Northern Iowa is 5-22 ATS in their last 27 non-conference games and the under is 8-0 in the Panthers’ last eight overall. 

Old Dominion had a couple of rough patches in their 2018-19 season, including a 1-3 stretch early on. The Monarchs had a solid run during conference play to close out the year though, despite losing their final two pre-tourney games. 

As for Northern Iowa, they were pretty “blah” for most of the season, but started gaining momentum toward the end of the year with a four-game win streak in conference play. 

This should be a pretty interesting matchup between two teams with the goods to do some damage in their respective conferences. All things considered however, I like the Monarchs better here.