Old Dominion Monarchs vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/26/2021

A game after he scored 25 points in a 96-85 loss to Marshall, Jalen Jordan leads the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-13) on the road against the Old Dominion Monarchs (12-6) as 10-point underdogs. The matchup, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, February 26, 2021, airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 134.5 points.

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ATS Records for Old Dominion and Middle Tennessee

Old Dominion Leaders

• Malik Curry leads the Monarchs in scoring (14.8 points per game) and assisting (3.9 assists per game).
• Old Dominion is led in rebounds by Austin Trice's 6.9 per game.
• A.J. Oliver II averages 1.6 threes per game to pace the Monarchs.
• Curry leads the team with 1.9 steals per game. Kalu Ezikpe collects 1.6 blocks a contest to pace Old Dominion.

Middle Tennessee Leaders

• Dontrell Shuler's strong showing this season give him the top spot on the Blue Raiders scoring and assists leaderboards with 12.5 points per game and 2.9 assists per game.
• Jo'Vontae Millner takes the top spot on the Blue Raiders rebounding leaderboard, averaging 5.2 boards per game while adding 7.8 points per game.
• Jordan averages 1.9 made threes per game to lead the Blue Raiders.
• The Blue Raiders leaders in steals and blocks are Jordan Davis (1.6 steals per game) and Millner (0.5 blocks per game).

Old Dominion vs Middle Tennessee: Last 2 Meetings

The Monarchs have a 2-0 record in the last two games with the Blue Raiders. The Monarchs have a 1-0 record against the spread in those games against the Blue Raiders.

Points Insights

• The Monarchs average only 1.1 fewer points per game (69.3) than the Blue Raiders give up (70.4).
• Old Dominion is 4-0-1 against the spread and 7-0 overall when scoring more than 70.4 points.
• Middle Tennessee has recorded a 0-6-1 record against the spread and a 0-7 record overall when giving up more than 69.3 points.
• The Blue Raiders' 63.6 points per game are 5.6 fewer points than the 69.2 the Monarchs give up to opponents.
• Middle Tennessee is 2-0-1 against the spread and 3-3 overall when it scores more than 69.2 points.
• Old Dominion's record is 4-6-1 against the spread and 6-6 overall when it allows more than 63.6 points.
• The Monarchs have totaled only three more points than their opponents this season (0.1 per game on average), while the Blue Raiders have been out-scored by 123 total points (6.8 per game average differential).

Rebounding Insights

• The Monarchs and the Blue Raiders are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (32.9 and 31.8 boards per game, respectively).
• Old Dominion is 5-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Middle Tennessee is 2-8-1 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Monarchs and the Blue Raiders are evenly matched on the offensive boards this season, with the teams averaging 9.6 and 8.9 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Monarchs are 4-3-1 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Blue Raiders are 1-4 when they trail in offensive rebounding.
• Old Dominion records an average rebounding margin of +2.8 rebounds per game, and Middle Tennessee averages a margin of -1.5 rebounds.