Elon vs Presbyterian Predictions & Odds (Dec. 15)

• Presbyterian is a five-point home favorite over Elon on Thursday
• The teams have combined for one win over a Division I opponent this season
• A look at the Elon vs Presbyterian matchup and odds can be found below

Two teams with only one win over a Division I opponent combined this season meet when Elon visits Presbyterian at 12 p.m. ET Thursday at the Templeton P.E. Center in Clinton, S.C.

Elon (2-8, 0-3 road) ended an eight-game losing streak by beating Johnson & Wales Charlotte 101-69 on Sunday. JWU Charlotte is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. Elon is 0-8 against Division I competition.

Presbyterian (2-9, 2-1 home) lost for the third straight game and the ninth time in its last ten when it fell to South Carolina 68-57 on Sunday on the road. The Blue Hose are 1-9 against D-I teams.

Elon vs Presbyterian Odds

Odds as of December 14th at DraftKings. Claim the DraftKings Sportsbook promo code. 

Presbyterian is a five-point home favorite and a -205 choice on the moneyline in the college basketball odds, giving it a 67.21% implied win probability. Elon has a 36.36% IWP as a -175 underdog.

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Elon Betting Outlook

Senior guard Sean Halloran has made a smooth transition from Division II to Division I in his first season at Elon after transferring from Belmont Abbey.

Halloran is averaging 13.2 points, 5.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.9 steals a game. He is second in the Colonial Athletic Association in assists and fourth in steals.

Dishing and swishing.

Sean Halloran matched @ElonMBasketball’s D1 single-game assist mark with 1️⃣1️⃣ on Sunday.#CAAHoops pic.twitter.com/JWdKZ9kJlz

— CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) December 14, 2022

Senior wing Zac Ervin has an 11.0 scoring average. Freshman wing Max Mackinnon is scoring 10.4 points and pulling down 5.1 rebounds a game.

Elon is shooting just 30.0% from three-point range to rank 317^th among the 363 Division I teams.  The Phoenix are 300^th in points allowed at 74.0 a game.

Sophomore forward Sam Sherry scored a season-high 24 points in the win over JWU Charlotte. He also had seven rebounds while shooting 8 of 11 from the field.

Mckinnon shot 10 for 13 on his way to 23 points and his second 20-point game of the season. He also contributed seven rebounds and three assists.

Ervin had a season-high 19 points while making 6 of 11 three-point attempts. Halloran notched his first double-double while finishing with 11 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds.

Elon shot 58.7% (37 of 63) overall and 51.9% (14 of 27) from three-point range. The Phoenix also held a 43-28 rebounding advantage.

Presbyterian Betting Outlook

Presbyterian has one of the worst offensive teams in the country.

The Blue Hose are 349^th in scoring offense (61.6). They are 348^th in free throw shooting (61.8%), 341^st in three-point shooting (28.3%), and 316^th in overall field goal percentage (41.3).

Presbyterian is also allowing opponents to shoot 45.8%, which puts the Blue Hose at No. 320.

Senior forward Winston Hill is the team’s leading scorer at 10.6 a game. He topped Presbyterian with 16 points and five assists against South Carolina while making 8 of 10 field goal tries.

Let’s catch up with Winston Hill! (@winstonhill15) #GoBlueHose | #Hunt pic.twitter.com/Ifip7cxXTr

— PC Basketball (@BlueHoseHoops) August 19, 2020

Sophomore forward Terrell Ard Jr. added 13 points and six rebounds.

The only other Blue Hose player with a double-digit scoring average is junior guard Crosby James at 10.3.

Elon vs Presbyterian Prediction

There isn’t a whole lot to like about this game. At least, Presbyterian has a win over a D-I team and is playing at home. So, let’s ride with the Blue Hose.

Pick: Presbyterian -5 (-110)