Elon (15-10) vs North Carolina A&T (4-21)
February 13, 2025 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Elon -11.5 — Over/Under: 143.5
The North Carolina A&T Aggies and the Elon Phoenix meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Schar Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Carolina A&T vs. Elon prediction.
North Carolina A&T Recap
The North Carolina A&T Aggies come into this game looking to bounce back from a 66-62 loss at the hands of Campbell last time out to fall to 4-21 on the year. After this game, North Carolina A&T will head home for a rematch with Charleston.
Aggies Looking To Snap Double-Digit Losing Streak
Ryan Forrest leads the Aggies in scoring with 19.1 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Landon Glasper has 18.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 2.3 APG. Jahnathan Lamothe has 12 PPG with 7.4 RPG and 2.8 APG. Nikolaos Chitikoudis has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 8.9 RPG to lead the Aggies on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for North Carolina A&T so far this season. Camian Shell has 7 PPG with a team-high 3.4 APG to lead North Carolina A&T in assists so far this season. As a team, North Carolina A&T is averaging 72.4 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field, 30.8% from three, and 68.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the North Carolina A&T Aggies will win
- Elon has lost four of its last five games.
Elon Recap
The Elon Phoenix come into this game looking to rebound from an 88-83 loss to Charleston last time out to fall to 15-9 on the year. After this game, Elon will head on the road for a game against UNC-Wilmington.
Phoenix Drop Back-To-Back Games
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
- North Carolina A&T has lost each of its last 22 games against the Coastal Athletic Association.
- Elon has won each of its last six games at Schar Center following a road loss.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the last four games between North Carolina A&T and Elon has produced a total of 142 or fewer points.
- Eleven of North Carolina A&T’s last 13 road games have produced a total of 150+ points.
North Carolina A&T vs. Elon Prediction
I’m going to take a shot at North Carolina A&T and the points here. I get why Elon would be favored here, as you’re not going to lay points with a 4-win team on the road, but NC A&T might be playing their best stretch of basketball in the last couple of weeks, taking Charleston down to the wire and then going toe-to-toe with Campbell, who is one of the hotter teams in the conference over the last month or so. Elon is the better team and probably wins here, but this line feels a little too thick for my liking. Give me North Carolina A&T and the points here.