Elon vs Gardner-Webb Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/15/24

In this article, we will formulate an Elon vs Gardner-Webb Prediction for this college basketball game on Friday, November 15th, at the Paul Porter Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Phoenix’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Bulldogs’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Elon

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Gardner-Webb

-Recent betting trends in games played between Elon and Gardner-Webb

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Phoenix and Bulldogs. 

Elon Bounced back

Elon lost the first game of the season but they bounced back in a big way in the last game. Elon faced off against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the first game and they were defeated 90-76. In the last game against Bluefield, Elon scored 103 points and they ended up winning in blowout fashion. TJ Simpkins was the top player for Elon putting up 21 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Matt Van Komen put up 13 points and eight rebounds. In the first game, the defense wasn’t good enough and they are going to need the defense to be a whole lot better. 

Gardner-Webb’s Defense Needs to Be Improved

Gardner-Webb comes into this game with a 1-2 record overall and overall the defense hasn’t been good enough. In the first game of the season against Tennessee, they were defeated 80-64 and in the last game against Pittsburgh, the defense gave up 83 points. Even in the win against NC Central, Gardner-Webb scored 88 points and they ended up winning by six points. Anthony Selden put up 26 points in the game to pace the squad. The defense did give up 82 points. In the last game, Gardner-Webb shot 39.7 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Elon vs Gardner-Webb Prediction

Gardner-Webb’s defense has been a major issue all season and it’s going to continue to be a problem again here. Gardner Webb gave up 83 points in the last game and they ended up losing by 19 points. Elon’s offense is going to have no issue running up the score and that is going to be the difference here as Elon is going to get the job done. Back Elon to cover the spread here.