Old Dominion vs Drexel Prediction 11/23/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Old Dominion Monarchs and the Drexel Dragons meet Sunday in college basketball action from Daskalakis Athletic Center. Here’s an Old Dominion vs Drexel prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Old Dominion vs Drexel pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Old Dominion Monarchs Betting Preview

The Monarchs have six games in the books so far this year. The first five were a 2-3 run, starting with an 87-72 loss to Miami-Ohio on November 3. Old Dominion’s LJThomas led the team in that one with 13 points, six assists and three rebounds. As for game two, the Monarchs demolished Randolph 93-53 for their first win, then would keep it going with a tight 60-57 result versus Norfolk State on November 11. Old Dominion fell back into the loss column versus George Washington with a 96-73 result. The Monarchs’ KC Shaw and Robert Davis each had 14 points and three rebounds in the defeat. The Xavier matchup was another loss for Old Dominion, this time 99-69. Leading the scoring again was Thomas with 13 points and six assists in 27 minutes of game time.

In their game versus Morgan State on Friday, the Monarchs jumped out to a 43-26 edge by the break then closed on a 45-30 run during a blowout win 88-56. Leading the scoring was Zacch Wiggins with 18 points and three assists. Jared Turner added 14 points with five rebounds and Jordan Battle put up 12 points with eight rebounds in the winning effort.

Drexel Dragons Betting Preview

Over on the Drexel side, they’ve got a half-dozen games in the bag this year as well. The Dragons rolled right past Widener 93-59 in their opening matchup, but then fell to Saint Joseph’s 76-65 in game two. Leading Drexel in that defeat was Villiam Garcia Adsten with 12 points and 11 rebounds. In game three it was another loss, this time 90-83 versus Colgate. Shane Blakeney put up 24 points in the losing effort for the Dragons. Drexel fell again versus Syracuse 80-50 despite Eli Beard’s 13 points, four rebounds and two assists. As for game five, the Dragons finally got back into the win column with a 75-43 victory over NJIT. Drexel’s Kevon Vanderhorst and Blakeney (nine rebounds) each had 13 points in the winning effort.

Matched up against Penn on Friday the Dragons were down by five points heading into the break. Drexel got worse from there on a 41-30 run and took the loss in the end 84-68. Josh Reed was tops on 21 points with five rebounds and Shane Blakeney added 11 points with three assists in the losing effort for the Dragons.

Old Dominion Monarchs @ Drexel Dragons Betting Trends: November 23, 2025

Why the Drexel Dragons will win

• Old Dominion has lost 10 of its last 11 day games against non-Conference opponents.
• Drexel has won 19 of its last 22 day games at John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Drexel has won the first half in each of its last three games against Old Dominion.

Why the Old Dominion Monarchs will win

• Drexel has lost four of its last five games.

Old Dominion vs Drexel Prediction

I’ll likely stick with Old Dominion. The Monarchs shot a solid 48.3 percent from the field with a 38-32 rebounding advantage in their win over Morgan State. ODU added 20-of-27 (74.1 percent) from the line and had just six turnovers along the way. That makes a nice 69 or more points in three straight games for Old Dominion, but they’d lost the previous pair due to surrendering a whopping 195 points between them. So long as the Monarchs can keep the defense up in this game, I think they’ll be okay in the end.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Old Dominion Monarchs +2.5