William & Mary vs Old Dominion Prediction, Odds and Best Bets
William & Mary is on the road playing Old Dominion at the Chartway Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Old Dominion -11.5 was the opening favorite and current
Game outlook
William & Mary is on the road playing Old Dominion at the Chartway Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Old Dominion -11.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Old Dominion -10.75.
Old Dominion, out of the Sun Belt Conference, will host William & Mary, out of the CAA. With a win over Richmond, W&M ended a two-game losing streak on the season at 4-5. ODU is 5-4 on the season and has won two of its last three games. We'll be opening the taps at 7:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
Is momentum winning?
The William & Mary Tribe was coming off a two-game losing streak and faced the daunting task of upsetting the defending Atlantic 10 champion Richmond Spiders. With just over four minutes left in the game, the Tribe found themselves down six points after building a 17-point lead at halftime. To win 58-57, W&M scored on a 9-2 closing run, including a Ben Wight put-back with 28 seconds left. On Richmond's last possession, the Tribe defense took over, turning away the Spiders. In the win, Wight scored 14 points, including W&M's last two baskets. The Tribe's leading scorer was Gabe Dorsey with 15 points, all from three-point range.
With a win over ODU, the Tribe hopes to get back to .500 after their big win over Richmond. This season, W&M scored 71.1 points per game while giving up nearly 69. Overall, they are shooting almost 45% from the field and allowing their opponents to shoot 44%. Despite shooting the long ball at 40%, the Tribe allows more threes than they make per game. This season, W&M averages just under three more free throws per game than the opposition, as well as over three more rebounds. Finally, the Tribe turns the ball over just under 12 times per game while forcing just under 12 turnovers.