North Texas vs Old Dominion 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Old Dominion Monarchs (7-10) vs. North Texas Mean Green (12-4)
January 22, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: North Texas Mean Green -11 / Old Dominion Monarchs +11; Over/Under: -116.5
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The Old Dominion Monarchs and North Texas Mean Green meet Saturday in college basketball action at the UNT Coliseum. The Old Dominion Monarchs need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The North Texas Mean Green look to build on their four-game winning streak.
The Old Dominion Monarchs are averaging 67.1 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 66.9 points on 42.1 percent shooting. CJ Keyser is averaging 14.6 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Kalu Ezikpe is averaging 11.8 points and 6.9 rebounds. Austin Trice is the third double-digit scorer and Jaylin Hunter is dishing 4.5 assists. The Old Dominion Monarchs are shooting 29.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69.5 percent from the free throw line. The Old Dominion Monarchs are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.
The North Texas Mean Green are averaging 66.6 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 56.4 points on 42 percent shooting. Taylor Perry is averaging 14.9 points and 2.5 rebounds, while Thomas Bell is averaging 11.7 points and 2.7 assists. Abou Ousmane is dishing 0.5 assists and Mardrez McBride is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The North Texas Mean Green are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 68.2 percent from the free throw line. The North Texas Mean Green are allowing 27.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
The Monarchs are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 games following a ATS loss. The Mean Green are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 13-6-1 ATS in their last 20 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Monarchs last 5 overall. The under is 21-8 in Mean Green last 29 overall. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The North Texas Mean Green are the better team here, and they win at home by an average of 16.8 points, but this feels like a lot of points. The Old Dominion Monarchs aren’t exactly a pushover, and they win by an average of 1.4 points on the road, and they only lose by an average of 3.4 points in the underdog role. ODU and the points feels like a nice play.
