Old Dominion Monarchs

The over cashed in 21 of the Monarchs’ 32 games with a total in 2025-26, 65.6%; only 12 Division I teams went over more often, with one more level. Old Dominion allowed 77.88 points a game, and its final six games all finished over the number.

The over

At 77.88 points allowed per game, Old Dominion sat behind 291 Division I defenses, with four level and 69 worse; it scored 76.18. The run to finish was six straight overs, from an 83-72 home win over Louisiana in mid-February to an 88-84 loss to Georgia Southern in the conference tournament. Both games against Marshall cleared the number too.

Road underdog money

Old Dominion went 4-14 on the road, yet three of those four wins came at long prices in January: 70-66 at Coastal Carolina at +160, 75-73 at App State at +245 and 75-71 at Arkansas State at +425. January returned 3.3 units at 3-5, the only month of the season in profit. Road spreads went 9 of 17.

The start

November and December together were 4-11 and cost 9.38 units, including a 30-point defeat, 99-69, at Xavier and an 89-75 loss at Villanova that still covered 22.5.

Laying points

Favored nine times, the Monarchs won six and covered four. The worst was at home, 85-79 to UL Monroe as 14.5-point favorites at -1350; they beat UL Monroe 87-80 in the conference tournament.

Georgia Southern won all three meetings, two of them by three and four points. Georgia State was the opposite case: two Old Dominion wins, both covered, 78-55 at home and 81-73 away. As underdogs the Monarchs were 5-18 straight up but covered half of their 22 lined games, and the underdog moneyline lost 6.8 units. Over the season Old Dominion covered 15 of 31, and the moneyline lost 7.58 units over 32 priced games.

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