Arizona vs Old Dominion Prediction 11-9-24 College Basketball Picks
Old Dominion (0-1) vs. Arizona (1-0)
November 9, 2024 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona -27; Over/Under: +158.5
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The Old Dominion Monarchs and the Arizona Wildcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from the McKale Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Arizona vs Old Dominion Prediction.
Old Dominion Recap
The Old Dominion Monarchs come into this one looking to bounce back after a narrow 83-82 loss to Buffalo last time out. After this game, Old Dominion will head on the road for a matchup with Radford.
Monarchs Looking To Spring Upset
Robert Davis Jr. led the Monarchs with 25 points on 8 of 11 shooting with 4 rebounds while Stephaun Walker added 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting with a team-high 13 rebounds for the double-double. Devin Ceaser had 13 points on 6 of 17 shooting while Sean Durugordon added 12 points with 8 rebounds to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Old Dominion in the losing effort. Jaden Johnson also chipped in 5 points and a team-high 5 assists as well in the loss. As a team, Old Dominion is averaging 82 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 40% from three and 50% from the foul line this season.
Arizona Recap
The Arizona Wildcats come into this one looking to build on their season-opening 93-64 win over Canisius last time out. After this game, Arizona will head on the road for a matchup against Wisconsin.
Wildcats Looking To Build Momentum
Caleb Love led the Wildcats with 17 points on 7 of 15 shooting with 3 threes and a team-high 6 assists while Jaden Bradley added 15 points on 7 of 10 shooting with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. KJ Lewis chipped in 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting with 4 assists and a pair of steals to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this season. Tobe Awaka added a team-high 9 rebounds while Trey Townsend added 6 rebounds as well in the win. As a team, Arizona is averaging 93 PPG on 48.5% shooting from the field, 28.6% from three and 70.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Arizona Wildcats will win
- Arizona has won each of its last 15 games at McKale Memorial Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Old Dominion has lost 10 of its last 11 games.
Arizona vs Old Dominion Prediction
I’m on Arizona here. I just don’t know how Old Dominion will respond after a heartbreaking loss to the season. If it was a lesser opponent I could see a bounce back performance to get the bad taste out of their mouths, but honestly, against Arizona, I’m just envisioning more frustration and disappointment. The Wildcats are loaded from a talent perspective, and I just don’t see Old Dominion hanging around for a full 40 minutes. Give me Arizona.