Elon vs. Monmouth betting: College basketball preview for January 23

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The Elon Phoenix (13-6, 4-2 CAA) are heavy favorites (-10.5) as they look to build on an eight-game home winning streak when they host the Monmouth Hawks (5-14, 3-3 CAA) on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Schar Center. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on FloCollege. The matchup’s over/under is set at 137.5.

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Elon Cover -10.5 vs Monmouth -111

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Elon vs. Monmouth betting lines

  • Elon moneyline odds to win: -694
  • Monmouth moneyline odds to win: +488
  • Spread: Elon (-10.5)
  • Total: 137.5

Elon statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Elon has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (5-1-0) than it has in road tilts (7-3-0).
  • The Phoenix have exceeded the over/under in three of six home games (50%), compared to four of 10 road games (40%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Elon has taken four of four games at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won three of four games away from home (.750) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Phoenix have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 75.1 points per game in their last 10 outings, 0.7 points fewer than the 75.8 they’ve scored this season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Elon give up 0.1 more points per game (67.2) than its season-long average (67.1).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Phoenix are making 0.9 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.9 compared to 7.8 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (27.2% compared to 31.6% season-long).

Elon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-5-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 8-3-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-11-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-2 (Home: 4-0; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (193rd in nation) 38.5 (14th) 39.1 (fifth) 28.8 (65th) 13.2 (235th) 11.3 (166th)

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Monmouth statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Monmouth has been better against the spread at home (3-1-0) than away (7-5-0) this year.
  • Hawks games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time at home (two of four), and 25% of the time away (three of 12).
  • The Hawks’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .500 (1-1), and on the road it is .111 (1-8).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks are averaging 68.7 points per game over their past 10 games, which is 1.1 more than their average for the season (67.6).
  • In its past 10 games, Monmouth is giving up 74.3 points per contest, 1.5 fewer points than its season average (75.8).
  • The Hawks are making 0.5 fewer threes per game over their previous 10 games (6.4) compared to their season average (6.9), and they are delivering a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (34.4%) compared to their season mark (34.5%).

Monmouth betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 5-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 7-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-13-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-12 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.2 (357th in nation) 44.7 (257th) 30.8 (276th) 34.3 (326th) 10.8 (345th) 11.1 (142nd)
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