Elon vs. Mercer betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 29

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The Mercer Bears (4-2) are just 2.5-point underdogs against the Elon Phoenix (4-2) at Schar Center on Saturday, November 29, 2025. The game starts at 4 p.m. ET on FloCollege. The point total is 160.5 in the matchup.

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Elon Cover -2.5 vs Mercer -108

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Elon vs. Mercer betting lines

  • Elon moneyline odds to win: -131
  • Mercer moneyline odds to win: +110
  • Spread: Elon (-2.5)
  • Total: 160.5

Elon statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Elon sported a better record against the spread when playing at home (8-5-0) than it did in road games (8-7-0) last season.
  • When playing at home last year, the Phoenix exceed the over/under 38.5% of the time (five of 13 games). They hit the over more often on the road, exceeding the total in 46.7% of games (seven of 15).
  • As a moneyline favorite last year, Elon had an identical winning percentage at home compared to on the road (.600).

Last season stats

  • The Phoenix scored 73.7 points per game and allowed 70.2 last season, making them 182nd in the country offensively and 119th on defense.
  • Last season, Elon was 11th-best in college basketball in rebounds (36.5 per game) and 60th in rebounds allowed (29.3).
  • With 12.2 assists per game last season, the Phoenix were 279th in the country.

Elon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (94th in nation) 47.0 (314th) 35.0 (124th) 28.8 (87th) 16.5 (84th) 9.3 (34th)

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Mercer statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last year, Mercer was 6-5-0 at home against the spread (.545 winning percentage). Away, it was 7-9-0 ATS (.438).
  • Bears games went above the over/under 18.2% of the time at home (two of 11) last year, and 56.2% of the time on the road (nine of 16).
  • Last season the Bears were 1-5 at home when moneyline underdogs (.167 winning percentage). On the road they were 1-10 (.091).

Last season stats

  • The Bears were 112th in the nation last season with 76.1 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 278th with 75.3 points allowed per contest.
  • Mercer ranked seventh-worst in the country with 35.5 rebounds allowed per game, but helped offset that by ranking 21st-best in college basketball pulling down 35.8 rebounds per contest.
  • The Bears ranked 209th in college basketball with 13.2 dimes per contest.

Mercer betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (215th in nation) 44.2 (219th) 33.0 (208th) 37.3 (346th) 14.5 (183rd) 11.0 (121st)
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