Elon vs. Marshall betting: College basketball preview for December 28

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The Marshall Thundering Herd (7-6) are 5-point underdogs as they look to break a five-game road slide when they visit the Elon Phoenix (8-4) on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Schar Center. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on FloCollege. The point total in the matchup is 144.5.

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Elon Cover -5 vs Marshall -110

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Elon vs. Marshall betting lines

  • Elon moneyline odds to win: -199
  • Marshall moneyline odds to win: +165
  • Spread: Elon (-5)
  • Total: 144.5

Elon statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Elon has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (3-0-0) than it has in road games (5-1-0).
  • The Phoenix have eclipsed the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (66.7%) than games on the road (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Elon has an identical winning percentage when playing at home compared to when playing away from home (1.000).

Last season stats

  • With 73.1 points scored per game and 75.4 points allowed last season, the Phoenix were 191st in college basketball offensively and 279th defensively.
  • Elon collected 30.8 rebounds per game and conceded 31.6 boards last season, ranking 265th and 182nd, respectively, in college basketball.
  • The Phoenix were 172nd in the nation in assists (13.1 per game) last season.

Elon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-2-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-1-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 1-0; 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
45.8 (148th in nation) 38.6 (22nd) 40.8 (fourth) 28.9 (76th) 14.4 (166th) 11.8 (203rd)

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Marshall statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Marshall has been better against the spread at home (4-2-0) than away (0-5-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Thundering Herd games have gone over less often at home (two of six, 33.3%) than on the road (two of five, 40%).
  • The Thundering Herd, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-1) as away (0-4) this year.

Last season stats

  • The Thundering Herd averaged 73.8 points per game (168th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while giving up 76.7 points per contest (309th-ranked).
  • Marshall ranked 19th-worst in college basketball with 35.3 rebounds allowed per contest. Meanwhile, it grabbed 35.2 rebounds per game (48th-ranked in college basketball).
  • The Thundering Herd dished out 14.9 dimes per game, which ranked them 70th in college basketball.

Marshall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5+: 0-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 1-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (190th in nation) 44.4 (247th) 33.4 (159th) 29.9 (128th) 14.5 (157th) 11.8 (203rd)
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