Old Dominion Monarchs (2-2) at Northern Iowa Panthers (2-2) College Basketball: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 3:00 pm (Virgin Islands Sport ) The Line: Northern Iowa Panthers +3.5 -- Over/Under: 127 Click Here for the Latest Odds

The Old Dominion Monarchs and the Northern Iowa Panthers square off on Monday as part of the 2018 Paradise Jam tournament in college basketball action.

The Old Dominion Monarchs come into this game at 2-2 on the year following a 65-47 win over Kennesaw State in their last outing. Ahmad Caver led ODU with 14 points on 5 of 15 shooting with 3 triples while B.J. Stith added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the double-double as the only other Monarch to score in double figures in the winning effort. Justice Kithcart added 8 points and a team-high 5 assists as well in the win for Old Dominion. Caver leads the Monarchs by averaging 18 points and 3.2 assists per game while Stith leads the Monarchs on the glass with 8.8 rebounds per game this season. As a team, Old Dominion is averaging 63 points per game on 38.5% shooting from the field, 35.3% from behind the arc and 60% from the foul line this season.

The Northern Iowa Panthers come into this one looking to build some momentum, also at 2-2, following a 90-85 win over Eastern Kentucky in their last outing. AJ Green led the Panthers with 23 points on 7 of 16 shooting with 3 threes. Spencer Haldeman came 2nd with 16 points on 4 of 5 from behind the arc with some free throws while Luke McDonnell and Isaiah Brown each had 13 points and 5 rebounds with McDonnell shooting 5 of 6 from the floor with a pair of blocks. Wyatt Lohaus added 12 points to round out the double-digit scoring for UNI in the win. Green leads Northern Iowa in scoring with 19.2 points per game while Brown leads the Panthers with 2 assists per game this season and Trae Berhow leads the Panthers on the glass with 8.2 rebounds per game this season. As a team, Northern Iowa is averaging 80.8 points per game on 44% shooting from the field, 28.3% from behind the arc and 77% from the foul line this season. Old Dominion is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against the MVC and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a win while the under is 5-1-1 in their last 7 games overall. Northern Iowa is 11-23-2 ATS in their last 36 games overall and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games while the under is 19-7-1 in their last 27 games following a win. Neither of these teams are one to write home against when it comes to backing them ATS. However, Northern Iowa, while being the superior team offensively in this matchup, have struggled ATS out of conference dating back to last season. Old Dominion is playing solid defense like they always have, and while the offense hasn’t fully come around yet, I think Old Dominion can stifle the Panthers here so I’ll lay the points with Old Dominion here.

Chris’s Pick Old Dominion -3.5

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a Sports Chat Place site consensus.