Elon Phoenix Searching for Streak-Breaking Win against Top-Ranked UNC Greensboro

Game outlook

Elon Phoenix will visit the UNC Greensboro Spartans at the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday. Elon is coming off a two-game winning streak, which ended with a loss against Radford last Sunday, and has yet to open its CAA schedule. The Spartans have won six games in a row and have not opened their Southern Conference schedule yet. Both teams have no players listed on their injury reports. UNC Greensboro is the betting favorite, with the opening line at -14 and the current line at -12. Fans should expect a thrilling game.

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Phoenix +575 | Spartans -868

Spread: Phoenix +12 (-110) | Spartans -12 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 149.25 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UNC Greensboro will win straight-up is 90%.

Elon Phoenix

Elon has a power ranking of 100 and is ranked 40th in offense, averaging 82.78 points per game. They shoot 48.5% (42nd rank) overall and 37.6% (51st rank) from the three-point line, and 72.5% (124th rank) from the free-throw line. The Phoenix allow 77.6 (314th rank) points per game, with opponents shooting 46.3% (318th rank) overall and 32.2% (173rd rank) from three-point land. Elon averages 36.7 rebounds per game, as well as 13.9 assists and 12.4 turnovers per game (ranked 146th and 186th respectively).

UNC Greensboro Spartans Analysis

UNC Greensboro Spartans have a power ranking of 125 and average 79.9 points per game (87th) while shooting 47.2% overall and 39.7% from 3-point land (15th). Mikeal Brown-Jones is the leading scorer with 18.9 points per game while Donovan Atwell averages 13.5 points per game and Kobe Langley is the leader in assists with 6.8 per game. On defense, the Spartans allow an average of 70.4 points per game (172nd) while opponents are shooting 40.4% overall and 31.8% from 3-point land. Brown-Jones leads in rebounds (7.0 per game) and blocked shots (0.9) while Langley is the leader in steals with 2.2 per game.