Elon vs North Dakota 11/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the Elon Phoenix meet in college basketball action from the Schar Center on Thursday night.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks will try to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 93-63 loss to Pacific last time out. Matt Norman led the Fighting Hawks with 18 points on 6 of 14 shooting with 5 threes and 4 rebounds while Tsotne Tsartsidze added 12 points on 6 of 11 shooting with a team-high 7 rebounds and B.J. Omot added 11 points to cap off the offense for the Fighting Hawks in the loss. Mitchell Sueker added 7 points and 5 rebounds as well and Jalun Trent added 6 rebounds as well in the loss.

The Elon Phoenix will look to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 92-77 loss to Harvard last time out. Torrence Watson and Sean Halloran each had 14 points with a pair of threes, with Halloran adding a team-high 3 assists and a pair of steals while Watson had a team-high 6 rebounds. Max Mackinnon added 12 points with 3 steals and 3 assists and Deandre Smart added 11 points to round out the scoring in double figures for the Phoenix in the loss.

North Dakota is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS loss while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games following a loss. Elon is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 10-1 in their last 11 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m on the over here. Sure, both teams faced stiffer competition than what they have here, but both are already struggling mightily on the defensive side both are capable of scoring into the 70s here. Not a game I’m rushing to the window to bet, but I’d look the way of the over here.