Elon vs. N.C. A&T betting: College basketball preview for January 2

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CAA foes meet when the Elon Phoenix (9-4, 0-0 CAA) visit the North Carolina A&T Aggies (4-10, 0-1 CAA) at Corbett Sports Center, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 2, 2025. The Phoenix are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 152.5 in the matchup.

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Elon vs. N.C. A&T betting lines

  • Elon moneyline odds to win: -280
  • N.C. A&T moneyline odds to win: +224
  • Spread: Elon (-6.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Elon statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Elon has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (4-0-0) than it has in road games (5-1-0).
  • When playing at home, the Phoenix go over the over/under 50% of the time (two of four games). They hit the over in the same percentage of away games (three of six contests).
  • Elon, as a moneyline favorite, has an identical winning percentage at home (2-0 record) and away from home (2-0 record).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Phoenix were the 191st-ranked squad in college basketball (73.1 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were 279th (75.4 points conceded per game).
  • On the boards, Elon was 265th in the nation in rebounds (30.8 per game) last year. It was 182nd in rebounds conceded (31.6 per game).
  • Last season the Phoenix were ranked 172nd in college basketball in assists with 13.1 per game.

Elon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-2-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 6-1-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (171st in nation) 37.9 (13th) 40.6 (fifth) 28.9 (75th) 14.4 (164th) 11.6 (181st)

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N.C. A&T statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, N.C. A&T has a lower winning percentage at home (.250, 1-3-0 record) than away (.667, 6-3-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Aggies’ games have finished above the over/under at home (50%, two of four) than away (88.9%, eight of nine).
  • This season the Aggies are 1-1 at home as moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). Away they are 1-8 (.111).

Last season stats

  • While the Aggies ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in points per game last season with 65.6 (18th-worst), they ranked 328th in college basketball with 77.9 points given up per contest.
  • N.C. A&T struggled when it came to rebounding last season, ranking 13th-worst in college basketball in rebounds per game (28.3) and -1-worst in rebounds allowed per game (37.3).
  • The Aggies dished out just 10.2 assists per contest, which ranked ninth-worst in college basketball.

N.C. A&T betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-3-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 8-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (311th in nation) 44.7 (265th) 33.0 (184th) 37.7 (356th) 12.1 (310th) 9.9 (43rd)
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