The William & Mary Tribe will host a showdown against the Old Dominion Monarchs at Kaplan Arena. Action gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The Tribe are hoping for a better outcome after their 79-77 loss to Howard on Saturday. Omar Prewitt recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds, earning his second double-double of the year. The Monarchs are coming off a 76-67 loss at the hands of VCU on Saturday. Aaron Bacote had a game-high 21 points.
William & Mary is a four-point favorite against Old Dominion and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is set at 129 points. The Tribe have started the season off hot Against The Spread (ATS) with a 2-0 record, while sporting a 4-2 Straight Up (SU) record. William & Mary is one of the most disciplined teams in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.45. William & Mary’s three-point defense can be considered one of the best in the nation. The Tribe allow a .266 opponent three-point field goal percentage, one of the lowest shooting rates in the nation. Opponents have consistently had their shots rejected by the Tribe, ranking 30th in the country in blocks per game with 5.7.
On the other side, the Monarchs head into the game with records of 1-4 ATS and 3-3 SU. The Old Dominion defense as a whole has been firing on all cylinders so far, ranking 17th in Division I with only 59.8 points allowed per game. Don’t expect Old Dominion to give away the ball much on offense, where its 9.8 turnovers per game ranks 18th in the country.
William & Mary and Old Dominion will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Monarchs were winners, bumping their SU record over their most recent meetings to 7-3. The teams are even ATS, with a 5-5 record. During their latest five matchups, neither team ever held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers.
Predictions: SU Winner – W&M, ATS Winner – W&M, O/U – Under
Notes
William & Mary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
William & Mary is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home.
William & Mary is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games when playing Old Dominion.
William & Mary is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Old Dominion.
William & Mary scores 85.5 points per home game (ranked 84th). Old Dominion ranks a poor 113th in points allowed on the road, allowing 71.0 points.
On average, William & Mary has 68.4 possessions per game and scores 1.143 points on each possession. Old Dominion has both fewer possessions (62.7) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.044).
The Old Dominion Monarchs average an effective field goal percentage of 45.9% this season. The William & Mary Tribe have split their games this season (1-1) when opponents have an eFG% of 45.9% or greater.
The William & Mary Tribe average 20.0 three point attempts per game, while the Old Dominion Monarchs attempt 17.0. When attempting 20 or more three pointers in a game, William & Mary is 3-2, while Old Dominion has a split 1-1 record.
William & Mary ranks 43rd in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.45, while Old Dominion ranks 93rd with an A/TO of 1.25.
William & Mary, the 98th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.8 rebounds per game. Old Dominion does worse, ranked 167th with 37.8.
Old Dominion makes an average of 6.2 steals per game. William & Mary has a winning 3-1 record when it allows at least 6 steals.
