Charlotte at Old Dominion 11/30/19 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Charlotte is the kind of team power-five conference schedule when they need a win. The script may be reversed this week when the 49ers of Charlotte travel to Old Dominion. Charlotte is 6-5 and riding a 4-game win streak. Old Dominion is 1-10 and has lost the last 10. 

How bad is Old Dominion? They are in ESPN's bottom 10, and they lost to another team in that group. The Monarchs have not been blown out a lot. Only three losses were by more than 20 points. They lost at then-No 21 Virginia by a touchdown.

Old Dominion's problem has been its offense or the lack of. The Monarchs are near the bottom nationally, averaging 15.7 points and 89 yards rushing. The team is averaging 176 passing. Old Dominion is giving up 29.1 points and 367 yards per game.

Charlotte has offense but has had trouble on defense. The 49ers are averaging 31 points and giving up 33.5. Charlotte is averaging 216 yards passing and 207 rushing.

For Charlotte, Chris Reynolds has passed for 2200 yards, 19 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He has also run for 661 yards and six scores. Bennie LeMay has run for 922 yards and seven touchdowns.

As a team, Old Dominion has five touchdowns passing, 11 interceptions and has given up 24 sacks. Hayden Wolff has taken over quarterback duties in recent weeks, passing for 737 yards. Stone Smartt has passed for 833 yards and is being used sparingly now. Lala Davis is the leading rusher with 325 yards. The Monarchs average 2.5 yards per run.