Monmouth vs Norfolk State 11/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Norfolk State Spartans and Monmouth Hawks meet Thursday in college basketball action at the OceanFirst Bank Center. The Norfolk State Spartans look to get a game above a .500 record. The Monmouth Hawks look for their first win. 

The Norfolk State Spartans are averaging 80.5 points on 49.8 percent shooting and allowing 72.8 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Kris Bankston is averaging 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds, while Joe Bryant Jr. is averaging 14 points and 2.8 rebounds. Cahiem Brown is the third double-digit scorer and Christian Ings is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Norfolk State Spartans are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 62.7 percent from the free throw line. The Norfolk State Spartans are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36 rebounds per game.

The Monmouth Hawks are averaging 53 points on 36.7 percent shooting and allowing 90.3 points on 53.8 percent shooting. Myles Foster is averaging 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds, while Tahron Allen is averaging 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds. Andrew Ball is grabbing 1.3 rebounds and Jack Collins is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Monmouth Hawks are shooting 23.4 percent from beyond the arc and 64.5 percent from the free throw line. The Monmouth Hawks are allowing 43.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 25.3 rebounds per game.

The Spartans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Hawks are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Spartans last 5 overall. The under is 23-10 in Hawks last 33 overall.

The Norfolk State Spartans are going to be favored because they’ve looked like the better team through 4 games. However, it’s important we shoot the Monmouth Hawks some bail as they’ve had a brutal start to the season schedule wise. I’m confident Monmouth isn’t as bad as its looked up to this point. I’ll grab the free buckets with the Hawks.