UNC Wilmington (21-5) vs Elon (15-11)
February 15, 2025 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: UNC Wilmington -8.5 — Over/Under: 139.5
The Elon Phoenix and the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Trask Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Elon vs. UNC-Wilmington prediction.
Elon Recap
The Elon Phoenix come into this game looking to bounce back from a 60-59 loss at the hands of North Carolina A&T last time out to fall to 15-10 on the year. After this game, Elon will head home for a game against Towson.
Phoenix Lose Three In A Row & 5 Of Last 6
Nick Dorn leads Elon in scoring with 15.2 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while TJ Simpkins has 14.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 3.1 APG and 1.5 SPG to lead the Phoenix in assists and steals. Sam Sherry has 14.6 PPG with 7.8 RPG while TK Simpkins has 13.9 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 2.4 APG as well to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Elon up to this point in the year. Matthew Van Komen also has 6.3 PPG with a team-high 8.4 RPG to lead Elon on the glass this season. As a team, Elon is averaging 74.4 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three, and 73.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Elon Phoenix will win
- The road team has won three of the last four games between Elon and North Carolina-Wilmington.
UNC-Wilmington Recap
The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks come into this game looking to add on to their 86-66 win over Charleston last time out to improve to 21-5 on the year. After this game, UNC-Wilmington will head on the road for a game against William & Mary.
Seahawks Win 9th Straight
Donovan Newby leads the Seahawks in scoring and assists with 15.3 PPG and 3.4 APG while Khamari McGriff has 11.6 PPG with 4.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UNCW so far this season. Harlan Obioha has 8.9 PPG with 6 RPG and Noah Ross has 8.2 PPG with 5.3 RPG played so far this season. Sean Moore’s contributed a team-high 6.2 RPG as well for the Seahawks this season. As a team, UNC-Wilmington is averaging 80.4 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three, and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks will win
- North Carolina-Wilmington has won each of its last nine games.
- Elon has lost five of its last six games.
Elon vs. UNC-Wilmington Prediction
I’m on UNC-Wilmington in this one. I get the case to be made for an underdog in some spots, but Elon’s loss to North Carolina A&T was not a good look for a team trying to show some improvement this season. The Seahawks have been absolutely rolling in conference play and even though they have a big game against a surging William & Mary team on the horizon, I still think the Seahawks focus on the task at hand and get the job done in this game. I’ll roll with UNC-Wilmington for the double-digit win and cover at home in this one.