Southern Miss vs. Old Dominion betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 21

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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (14-14, 7-8 Sun Belt) are at home in Sun Belt action against the Old Dominion Monarchs (10-18, 6-9 Sun Belt) on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET. The Golden Eagles are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5.

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Southern Miss vs. Old Dominion betting lines

  • Southern Miss moneyline odds to win: -218
  • Old Dominion moneyline odds to win: +175
  • Spread: Southern Miss (-4.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Southern Miss statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Southern Miss has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered four times in 10 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered five times in 13 opportunities in away games.
  • The Golden Eagles have eclipsed the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (30%) than road tilts (76.9%).
  • Southern Miss has played worse as a moneyline favorite at home, posting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 2-0 in away games.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Eagles have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 68.7 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 73.4 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Southern Miss’ points-allowed average over its past 10 games (74.9) is 1.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (73.3).
  • During their last 10 contests, the Golden Eagles are making 0.5 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (4.6 compared to 5.1 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (26.7% compared to 29.2% season-long).

Southern Miss betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-15-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 5-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 8-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-11-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 10-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-13 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (234th in nation) 43.5 (142nd) 33.3 (111th) 30.3 (139th) 11.4 (336th) 12.1 (282nd)

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Old Dominion statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Old Dominion’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .583 (7-5-0). Away, it is .533 (8-7-0).
  • Monarchs games have gone above the over/under 58.3% of the time at home (seven of 12), and 60% of the time on the road (nine of 15).
  • The Monarchs, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-3) than on the road (3-12) this season.

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Monarchs are averaging 77.2 points per contest, 2.4 more than their season average (74.8).
  • Old Dominion has fared better defensively over its previous 10 games, giving up 76.0 points per contest, 0.6 fewer points than its season average of 76.6 allowed.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Monarchs are sinking 7.3 treys per game, 0.2 fewer threes than their season average (7.5). They own a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (35.3%) compared to their season average (33.9%).

Old Dominion betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-12-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 9-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 12-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-11-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 9-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 4-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-15 (Home: 2-3; Away: 3-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (264th in nation) 43.6 (151st) 31.6 (218th) 34.7 (341st) 13.1 (241st) 10.3 (101st)
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