Elon vs Towson 1/15/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Towson Tigers and Elon Phoenix meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Schar Center. The Towson Tigers look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The Elon Phoenix need a win after losing 11 of their last 13 games.

The Towson Tigers are averaging 72.2 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 64.8 points on 40.8 percent shooting. Cameron Holden is averaging 13.9 points and 9.3 rebounds, while Nicolas Timberlake is averaging 13.6 points and 1.8 assists. Terry Nolan Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Jason Gibson is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Towson Tigers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 70.4 percent from the free throw line. The Towson Tigers are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.

The Elon Phoenix are averaging 68.8 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 75.2 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Darius Burford is averaging 12.9 points and 3.1 assists, while Hunter McIntosh is averaging 11.6 points and 2.6 rebounds. Torrence Watson is grabbing 2.9 rebounds and Zac Ervin is dishing 0.6 assists. The Elon Phoenix are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Elon Phoenix are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.2 rebounds per game.

The Tigers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Phoenix are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The under is 7-2-1 in Tigers last 10 road games. The under is 21-8 in Phoenix last 29 overall. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Towson Tigers are clearly the better team here, and their defense is going to give an Elon offense that already has issues a world of fits. Towson has also been great against the number this season. The Elon Phoenix continue to pile up the losses, and they’re not covering numbers despite being underdogs a lot. Give me Towson and the small chalk.