North Carolina vs Elon 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Elon Phoenix (2-7) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-2)
December 11, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: North Carolina Tar Heels -22.5 / Elon Phoenix +22.5; Over/Under: +153
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The Elon Phoenix and North Carolina Tar Heels meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Dean E. Smith Center. The Elon Phoenix look to snap a six-game losing streak. The North Carolina Tar Heels look to build on their three-game winning streak.
The Elon Phoenix are averaging 73.1 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 77.1 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Torrence Watson is averaging 13.1 points and 1.1 assists, while Darius Burford is averaging 12 points and 4.9 rebounds. Zac Ervin is the third double-digit scorer and Hunter McIntosh is dishing 3.2 assists. The Elon Phoenix are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free throw line. The Elon Phoenix are allowing 42.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.2 rebounds per game.
The North Carolina Tar Heels are averaging 81.3 points on 49.3 percent shooting and allowing 73.1 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Caleb Love is averaging 16.3 points and 4 rebounds, while Armando Bacot is averaging 15 points and 9.9 rebounds. RJ Davis is the third double-digit scorer and Brady Manek is grabbing 6 rebounds. The North Carolina Tar Heels are shooting 43.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The North Carolina Tar Heels are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game.
The Phoenix are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Tar Heels are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 15-7 in Phoenix last 22 overall. The over is 12-4 in Tar Heels last 16 home games.
The North Carolina Tar Heels are head and shoulders the better team here and are capable of blowing the doors off, but they’re not playing to their full potential yet, and they’re only winning their last five games by an average of 6.2 points. The Elon Phoenix have issues, and they don’t cover numbers, but we do know this game means more to them than UNC. It’s the points or pass for me.
