Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Sunday when the Elon Phoenix try to run the Lions off the court at Alumni Gym in college hoops action.

The Phoenix are 7-6 so far on the season, and 5-5 ATS vs. the number. The Lions, meanwhile, are 10-5 and 4-2 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Elon go 5-5 and the Lions go 1-5 on the totals.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Columbia before tip-off in this one will find them as 2-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 87 (Phoenix) and the No. 60 (Lions) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 73-64 result in favor of the Lions has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Elon's No. 80-rated squad against Columbia's No. 99-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Elon rates No. 35 in the country with 8.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 39 nationally with 8.1 per match.

Defensively, Columbia features the nation's No. 40-rated defense on the road, allowing 62.8 points per game. Elon, meanwhile, comes in at No. 132 nationally in scoring at home.

Columbia was a 66-59 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Colgate. Meiko Lyles scored 21 points leading the Lions to a 66-59 victory over Colgate at Cotterell Court on Wednesday.

Last time out for Elon, they were a 69-63 loser as they battled Georgia Southern at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 6.5-point favorite. Jack Isenbarger scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Phoenix to a win (they lost 69-63 to Georgia Southern at Alumni Gym on Thursday).


Columbia Lions Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Pennsylvania are 4-6
After playing Colgate are 1-1
After a win are 8-2

Elon Phoenix Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-5
Before playing The Citadel are 3-7
After playing Georgia Southern are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

A few Lions at Phoenix trends to consider:
Columbia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Elon is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Elon is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Columbia home to Pennsylvania, Friday, January 13
Elon at The Citadel, Thursday, January 12