Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (15-15) vs. Elon Phoenix (8-22)
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Elon Phoenix +2 / Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens -2 ; Over/Under: 139
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The Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens and the Elon Phoenix meet Saturday in college basketball action from Schar Center. Delaware is fresh off a Thursday game versus NC A&T. In that one the Hens powered out a two-point victory. As for Elon, they played William & Mary in their Thursday matchup. The Phoenix went on to lose by 13 points there. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
Delaware logged a .500 run over their first 22 games, going 11-11 overall. The Hens went a sketchy 3-4 in the next seven with losses to Monmouth, Charleston, Drexel and Towson alongside wins versus Northeastern, Stony Brook and UNC Wilmington.
In the NC A&T game on Thursday, the Hens took a 37-28 deficit into the second half. Delaware outscored the Aggies 45-34 from there and took the comeback win 73-71. Jameer Nelson was tops on 30 points and seven rebounds.
Elon Phoenix
Over on the Elon side, they started out the season with a rough 3-19 run. The Phoenix got better from there on a 5-2 stretch across the next seven, bagging wins over Stony Brook, Northeastern, William & Mary, Hampton and Monmouth along the way.
On Thursday versus William & Mary, the Phoenix were down 38-30 going into the second half. Elon was outscored 35-30 from there and lost 73-60. Max MacKinnon topped the team on 18 points and five rebounds.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll stick with Delaware here. The Hens are on a solid 3-1 run right now and they’ve scored 71 or more points in each of those four outings. Delaware managed a 57-52 victory the last time these teams met up back on December 31 at Bob Carpenter Center. The Hens will need to play better in this road rematch, as Elon has hit 66 or more points in five straight games. If Delaware gets off to a good start they should be in pretty good shape cover-wise.
