Old Dominion vs Appalachian State Prediction 3/7/25 College Basketball Picks

The Old Dominion Monarchs and the Appalachian State Mountaineers meet Friday in college basketball action from the Pensacola Bay Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Old Dominion vs. Appalachian State prediction.

Matchup History

The road team won both meetings between these two teams this season, with App State winning at Old Dominion, 62-43, back on annuary 16th, 2025, before Old Dominion exacted their revenge at App State by a final score of 78-77 back on January 29th, 2025. App State still leads the head-to-head series 4-2 all-time.

Old Dominion Recap

The Old Dominion Monarchs come into this game looking to add on to their 64-61 upset win over Texas State in the third round last time out.

Monarchs Hunting For Another Upset

Robert Davis Jr. leads the Monarchs in scoring with 15.7 PPG while Devin Ceaser has 11.5 PPG and Sean Durugordon has 15.5 PPG with 8.8 RPG to lead the Monarchs in rebounding while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for ODU up to this point in the year. Jaden Johnson has also chipped in 8.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Monarchs in the assist department this season. As a team, Old Dominion is averaging 68.4 PPG on 39.8% shooting from the field, 29.1% from three and 71.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Old Dominion Monarchs will win

• Appalachian State has lost four of its last five games.
• Old Dominion has won each of its last three games.

Appalachian State Recap

The Appalachian State Mountaineers come into the conference tournament as the 6-seed, finishing the year with an overall record of 17-13 on the year, including a 10-8 mark in Sun Belt conference play.

Mountaineers Looking To Advance

Myles Tate leads the Mountaineers in scoring and assists with 16.5 PPG and 5.4 APG along with 5.2 RPG and 1.9 SPG to lead in steals as well while CJ Huntley has 15.6 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Mountaineers on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for App State so far this season. Dior Conners has 8 PPG and Jalil Beaubrun has 9.4 PPG with 5.2 RPG as well on the year. As a team, App State is averaging 68.2 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 64.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Appalachian State Mountaineers will win

• Appalachian State has won five of its last six Conference Tournament night games.
• Old Dominion has lost 19 of its last 23 games played at neutral venues.

Total Points Facts

• Fourteen of Appalachian State’s last 15 Conference Tournament games have produced a total of 127+ points.
• Thirty-two of Old Dominion’s last 38 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 128+ points.

Old Dominion vs. Appalachian State Prediction

I’m leaning towards Old Dominion and the points in this game. Normally, I’m a bit turned off from backing teams on no rest in conference tournament settings on a quick turnaround when there’s a rest advantage on the other side and even though there’s none left, the 11-14 seeds would have to win seven games in seven days to win the conference tournament to put into perspective the kind of gauntlet the Sun Belt bracket is. That being said, Old Dominion looked solid against Texas State and this is a huge number for an App State team that’s usually defense first and one that doesn’t normally blow their opponents away with offense. I think this is going to be a competitive game and I could see the points coming into play here. Give me Old Dominion and the points in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Old Dominion +7.5