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UNCG Spartans @ Elon Phoenix

Current Records: UNCG 6-5, Elon 7-4

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UNCG is 6-1 against Elon since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The UNCG Spartans will take on the Elon Phoenix in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at at Schar Center. The Spartans' defense has only allowed 63.5 points per game this season, so the Phoenix's offense will have their work cut out for them.

UNCG took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They steamrolled past Peace College 86-37. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Spartans this season.

UNCG was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Elon's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against ETSU, falling 84-58. Having soared to a lofty 114 points in the game before, the Phoenix's point total in this one was quite the letdown.

The losing side was boosted by TJ Simpkins, who went 9 for 15 en route to 27 points.

UNCG's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-5. As for Elon, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.

Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's game: UNCG has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9.3 threes per game. However, it's not like Elon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

UNCG is hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. Be careful betting them against the spread as while they're 7-3 ATS overall, they're only 1-4 against Elon in their most recent matchups.

Odds

Elon is a slight 1.5-point favorite against UNCG, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 1.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 135.5 points.

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Series History

UNCG has won 6 out of their last 7 games against Elon.

  • Dec 10, 2023 - UNCG 82 vs. Elon 73
  • Dec 03, 2022 - UNCG 65 vs. Elon 61
  • Nov 30, 2021 - UNCG 74 vs. Elon 61
  • Dec 19, 2020 - UNCG 71 vs. Elon 64
  • Dec 07, 2018 - UNCG 75 vs. Elon 74
  • Dec 07, 2017 - UNCG 75 vs. Elon 44
  • Dec 19, 2015 - Elon 79 vs. UNCG 69