The Elon Phoenix and Charleston Cougars meet Sunday in college basketball action at the TD Arena. The Elon Phoenix look to rebound from a 4-10 record. The Charleston Cougars look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Elon Phoenix are averaging 69.6 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 76.1 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Darius Burford is averaging 11.9 points and 3.1 assists, while Hunter McIntosh is averaging 11.4 points and 2.4 rebounds. Torrence Watson is the third double-digit scorer and Zac Ervin is dishing 0.6 assists. The Elon Phoenix are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. The Elon Phoenix are allowing 38.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.6 rebounds per game.
The Charleston Cougars are averaging 79.1 points on 41.3 percent shooting and allowing 77.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting. John Meeks is averaging 14.4 points and 2.4 assists, while Reyne Smith is averaging 13 points and 2.8 rebounds. Brenden Tucker is the third double-digit scorer and Dimitrius Underwood is grabbing 6.6 rebounds. The Charleston Cougars are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Charleston Cougars are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game.
The Phoenix are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Cougars are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite. The under is 4-1 in Phoenix last 5 overall. The over is 10-4 in Cougars last 14 overall.
The Elon Phoenix haven’t had the easiest schedule in the world, but they also haven’t covered numbers, and they have serious offensive issues. The Charleston Cougars have issues of their own, but they usually push the pace, and they have the offensive horses to beat up on lesser talented teams. This line tells you what oddsmakers think of Elon. I have no choice but to lay the chalk with the College of Charleston Cougars.