Elon vs. Northern Illinois betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Northern Illinois Huskies (3-6) will attempt to end a three-game losing streak when they visit the Elon Phoenix (5-4) on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Schar Center as big, 11.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 1 p.m. ET on FloCollege. The matchup’s over/under is 158.5.

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Elon Cover -11.5 vs Northern Illinois -110

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Elon vs. Northern Illinois betting lines

  • Elon moneyline odds to win: -725
  • Northern Illinois moneyline odds to win: +508
  • Spread: Elon (-11.5)
  • Total: 158.5

Elon statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Elon has played worse when playing at home, covering zero times in three home games, and four times in five road games.
  • The Phoenix have gone over the over/under more often at home, hitting the over in three of three home matchups (100%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of five games (60%).

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Phoenix were 182nd in college basketball on offense (73.7 points scored per game) and 119th on defense (70.2 points conceded).
  • Elon was the 11th-best squad in the nation in rebounds per game (36.5) and ranked 60th in rebounds allowed (29.3) last season.
  • Last season the Phoenix were ranked 279th in college basketball in assists with 12.2 per game.

Elon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-4-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-2-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (124th in nation) 45.9 (295th) 35.7 (81st) 28.7 (83rd) 16.7 (68th) 9.9 (52nd)

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Northern Illinois statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Northern Illinois’ winning percentage against the spread, both home and away, was .500 last season. Northern Illinois was 6-6-0 ATS on its home court and 8-8-0 on the road.
  • Huskies games finished above the over/under less frequently at home (two times out of 12) than away (nine of 16) last year.
  • Last year the Huskies were 2-9 at home as moneyline underdogs (.182 winning percentage). On the road they were 1-15 (.062).

Last season stats

  • Last season the Huskies averaged 70.9 points per game (260th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 76.9 points per contest (314th-ranked).
  • Northern Illinois, who ranked 328th in college basketball with 28.9 boards per game, allowed 37.2 rebounds per contest, which was -1-worst in the nation.
  • The Huskies ranked 260th in the country with 12.5 dimes per contest.

Northern Illinois betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-5-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (287th in nation) 48.6 (345th) 30.6 (282nd) 31.4 (205th) 12.8 (286th) 13.9 (323rd)
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