Old Dominion vs Charlotte 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Charlotte 49ers and the Old Dominion Monarchs meet in college basketball action from the Chartway Arena on Saturday night.

The Charlotte 49ers will look to build on their 71-67 win over the Monarchs last time out. Jahmir Young leads the 49ers in scoring and assists with 19.1 PPG and 3.9 APG as well as logging 5.6 RPG on the year while Austin Butler has 12.4 PPG with 6.3 RPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Charlotte up to this point in the season as the 49ers’ top rebounder. Clyde Trapp has 9.5 PPG with 5.6 RPG while Robert Braswell has 8.6 PPG this season. As a team, Charlotte is averaging 70.1 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three and 77.2% from the foul line while allowing 71.3 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field and 37.6% from three this season.

The Old Dominion Monarchs will try to get some revenge after their loss to the 49ers in their last game. C.J. Keyser has 14.5 PPG while Kalu Ezikpe has 11.2 PPG with 7 RPG this season. Austin Trice has 11.5 PPG with 7.1 RPG and Jaylin Hunter has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Monarchs in assists this season. As a team, Old Dominion is averaging 66.5 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 68.2% from the foul line while allowing 67.2 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field and 35.9% from three this season.

Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win while the over is 7-2 in their last 9 games as an underdog. Old Dominion is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a loss.

I get why Old Dominion would be favored at home, and their last three losses have all come on the road. However, The Monarchs have still lost four straight and don’t have a ton of momentum right now while Charlotte’s won the first meeting and have been winning games here and there and I think they could potentially add to ODU’s misery here. Give me the 49ers and the points here.