Delaware vs Elon 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Elon Phoenix will travel to the Bob Carpenter Center to take on the Delaware Blue Hens this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Elon Phoenix dropped to 5-13 on the season after being defeated by the Drexel Dragons, 77-49, this past Thursday. Elon had no answers on either end of the court for Drexel and could not fight back after falling behind by a 57-34 margin with 10:43 left in regulation. Elon shot 33.3% from the field & 27.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Drexel to shoot 52.8% from the field & 60.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Phoenix was Michael Graham who had a double-double with 14 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Elon is averaging 68.1 ppg on 42.6% shooting from the field. The Phoenix are averaging 9.6 three-pointers per game on 36.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Elon has been led by Darius Burford (12.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.6 spg), Hunter McIntosh (11.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.0 apg), Michael Graham (8.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.1 bpg), & Hunter Woods (7.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Elon is allowing their opponents to average 74.0 ppg on 43.7% shooting from the field. The Phoenix have a rebound margin of -4.2 and a turnover margin of -2.0.

The Delaware Blue Hens won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 13-6 on the season after defeating the William & Mary Tribe, 84-74, this past Thursday. Delaware led by a 42-36 margin at halftime and was able to pull away in the 2^nd half after taking a 71-56 lead with 9:16 left in regulation. Delaware shot 50.8% from the field & 41.4% from beyond the arc while allowing William & Mary to shoot 39.7% from the field & 43.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Blue Hens was Kevin Anderson who had 13 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 block, & 3 steals.

On the season, Delaware is averaging 75.7 ppg on 47.5% shooting from the field. The Blue Hens are averaging 8.4 three-pointers per game on 36.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Delaware has been led by Dylan Painter (14.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.2 bpg), Jameer Nelson Jr. (13.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.5 spg), Ryan Allen (13.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.5 apg), & Kevin Anderson (11.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Delaware is allowing their opponents to average 71.0 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Blue Hens have a rebound margin of 1.1 and a turnover margin of -0.6.

The Phoenix are 6-10-1 ATS overall on the season and just 3-5 ATS in their last 8 away games. The Blue Hens are 8-10 ATS overall on the season and just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.

Elon has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Phoenix come into this game ranked just 267^th in scoring offense, 252^nd in FG%, t-288^th in scoring defense, & 230^th in defensive FG%. Delaware has been led by their offense which ranks 87^th in scoring offense & 35^th in FG%, however, the defense has struggled a bit and currently rank just t-236^th in scoring defense & 190^th in defensive FG%.

Elon continues to struggle on the road, dropping to 0-8 on the season after their blowout loss to Drexel. Delaware is 6-0 at home this season and has been playing some of their best basketball of the season as of late, which includes impressive road wins at Charleston, Drexel, & Northeastern. Delaware is the better team in this one and as I think their offense has plenty of success against Elon on their home court, I think the Blue Hens do enough in this one to win by double digits and cover this large home spread. Good Luck!