The Hampton Pirates and the Elon Phoenix meet in college basketball action from the Schar Center on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Elon is a 6.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -300. The total for this game is set at 142.5 points.
Injuries
Hampton comes into this game with a clean injury report while Elon has Jerald Gillens-Butler listed as questionable for this game with a knee injury.
Matchup History
These two teams have never met on the hardwood prior to this meeting.
Trends
Hampton is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games against a team with a home winning percentage below .400 while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400. Elon is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 home games against a team with a road winning percentage below .400.
Pick
I’m sticking with Elon in this one. I don’t normally rush to back Elon, but it’s really hard to feel good about backing Hampton, even with a handful of points in this matchup. The Phoenix are playing really well right now and I think they find a way to get it done in this matchup. Give me Elon laying the points here.