South Alabama hosts Old Dominion following Durugordon's 20-point performance
Old Dominion Monarchs (7-9, 3-1 Sun Belt) at South Alabama Jaguars (12-4, 4-0 Sun Belt)
Mobile, Alabama; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
Jaguars -14.5; over/under is 135.5
BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion visits South Alabama after Sean Durugordon scored 20 points in Old Dominion's 71-60 win against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
The Jaguars are 8-2 on their home court. South Alabama ranks eighth in college basketball allowing 60.9 points per game while holding opponents to 37.4% shooting.
The Monarchs have gone 3-1 against Sun Belt opponents. Old Dominion is third in the Sun Belt with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Durugordon averaging 3.5.
South Alabama averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.7 more made shots than the 7.1 per game Old Dominion allows. Old Dominion has shot at a 40.9% clip from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points above the 37.4% shooting opponents of South Alabama have averaged.
The Jaguars and Monarchs match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Myles Corey is scoring 16.3 points per game and averaging 2.4 rebounds for the Jaguars.
Stephaun Walker is averaging 6.9 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Monarchs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 8-2, averaging 75.5 points, 30.9 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 10.9 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.3 points per game.
Monarchs: 5-5, averaging 71.6 points, 35.8 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Alabama | 4-0 | - | 12-4 |
Troy | 3-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
Old Dominion | 3-1 | 1 | 7-9 |
Arkansas State | 2-2 | 2 | 11-5 |
James Madison | 2-2 | 2 | 9-7 |
Texas State | 2-2 | 2 | 9-7 |
App State | 2-2 | 2 | 8-7 |
Marshall | 2-2 | 2 | 9-8 |
Southern Miss | 2-2 | 2 | 7-9 |
Georgia State | 2-2 | 2 | 6-10 |
Louisiana | 2-2 | 2 | 4-12 |
Coastal Carolina | 1-3 | 3 | 8-8 |
Georgia Southern | 1-3 | 3 | 8-8 |
UL Monroe | 0-4 | 4 | 4-13 |