Northeastern vs Old Dominion Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/15/24

The Northeastern Huskies and the Old Dominion Monarchs meet Sunday in college basketball action from Ted Constant Convocation Center. Here’s a Northeastern vs Old Dominion prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Northeastern vs Old Dominion pick. We will examine:

The Northeastern Huskies’ recent form and player performance

The Old Dominion Monarchs’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Northeastern Huskies

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Old Dominion Monarchs

Recent betting trends in games played between Northeastern and Old Dominion

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Northeastern vs Old Dominion game

Northeastern Huskies Betting Preview

The Huskies got off to a nice start this year with wins over Boston, Harvard, Central Connecticut, FIU, and Florida Gulf Coast in their first six. After losses to CSUB and Vermont, Northeastern beat La Salle and Colgate.

In the matchup with the Raiders last weekend, the Huskies were down 32-28 going into the break. Northeastern stormed back on a 50-43 second-half run and took the win 78-75. Leading team scorer Rashad King posted 23 points with eight rebounds.

Old Dominion Monarchs Betting Preview

Over on the Monarchs’ side, they lost their first three before wins over MD Eastern Shore and Randolph-Macon. Old Dominion has fallen to Boston College, High Point, Duquesne, and George Washington in their last five games.

In the George Washington game last Saturday, the Monarchs came out of halftime holding a one-point edge. Old Dominion took a 44-35 deficit the rest of the way and lost 78-70. Both Jaden Johnson and Devin Ceaser led the team with 16 points each.

Why the Old Dominion Monarchs will win

• Old Dominion has won each of its last nine Sunday games at Chartway Arena.
• Old Dominion has won the first half in each of its last four games at Chartway Arena.

Why the Northeastern Huskies will win

• Old Dominion has lost each of its last eight day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Northeastern has won each of its last three day games against the Sun Belt Conference.
• Northeastern has won the first half in each of its last three day games against the Sun Belt Conference.

Northeastern vs Old Dominion Prediction

I’ll stay with Northeastern I suppose. The Huskies could use a better start than they got against Colgate, though. Northeastern ended up shooting a nice 54 percent in that game, but also missed 10 of their 29 free throws (65.5 percent) and had 18 turnovers for 23 Raiders points. The good news is that the Huskies have scored 78 or more points in consecutive games, following four straight with 65 or fewer.

As for ODU, they ran out of gas on 40.6 percent shooting during their loss to George Washington. The Monarchs have given up 73 or more points in four of their last five games, so Northeastern should have ample scoring opportunities in this one.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Northeastern Huskies -7