UNC Greensboro vs. Elon betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Elon Phoenix (7-4) are only 1.5-point underdogs as they attempt to continue a four-game home winning streak when they square off against the UNC Greensboro Spartans (6-5) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Schar Center. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on FloCollege. The point total is 135.5 in the matchup.

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UNC Greensboro Cover -1.5 vs Elon -113

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UNC Greensboro vs. Elon betting lines

  • UNC Greensboro moneyline odds to win: -130
  • Elon moneyline odds to win: +108
  • Spread: UNC Greensboro (-1.5)
  • Total: 135.5

UNC Greensboro statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • When playing at home, UNC Greensboro sports a better record against the spread (4-0-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (3-1-0).
  • At home, the Spartans exceed the total 75% of the time (three of four games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of away games (two of four contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, UNC Greensboro has the same winning percentage when playing at home compared to when playing on the road (1.000).

Last season stats

  • The Spartans were 107th in the country in points scored (75.7 per game) and 105th in points conceded (69.8) last year.
  • UNC Greensboro was 144th in the country in rebounds per game (32.5) and 109th in rebounds conceded (30.3) last year.
  • The Spartans were 77th in college basketball in assists (14.8 per game) last season.

UNC Greensboro betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-3-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-2-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (287th in nation) 38.9 (29th) 34.5 (106th) 30.8 (172nd) 14.5 (159th) 10.5 (81st)

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Elon statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Elon performed better against the spread away (5-9-0) than at home (4-8-0) last season.
  • Looking at the over/under, Phoenix games finished over eight of 12 times at home (66.7%) last year, and seven of 14 on the road (50%).
  • The Phoenix, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-5) than on the road (1-11) last year.

Last season stats

  • With 73.1 points per game on offense, the Phoenix were 191st in college basketball last year. At the other end of the court, they ceded 75.4 points per contest, which ranked 279th in college basketball.
  • Elon ranked 265th in college basketball with 30.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 182nd with 31.6 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Phoenix ranked 172nd in the country with 13.1 dimes per game.

Elon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-2-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-1-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (127th in nation) 37.9 (13th) 40.5 (fourth) 29.5 (96th) 14.9 (127th) 11.7 (195th)
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