Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Hanner Fieldhouse Saturday as host Georgia Southern looks to handle the Elon Phoenix in NCAAB action.

Georgia Southern will face the 12-16 Phoenix, who own a 6-7-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Eagles are 7-11-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Phoenix are 8-6 favoring the OVER.



View Elon vs Georgia Southern Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Phoenix listed as 4.5-point favorites

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 344-rated Eagles and the No. 227-ranked Phoenix, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 73-62 result in favor of the Phoenix.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Phoenix is ranked No. 173 in NCAA hoops at 35 per game. Contrast that with Georgia Southern’s No. 325 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Georgia Southern is the No. 320-ranked team in the country at 4.6 per game, while Elon rates No. 4 at 9.2 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Elon owns the country's No. 297-rated mark, allowing 76.8 points per game on the highway. Georgia Southern, on the other hand, rates No. 265 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Elon, they were an 83-75 loser as they battled Davidson on the road. They covered in the match as a 10-point underdog. The Phoenix wasted a 27-point performance from Chris Long in losing to Davidson 83-75 on Thursday at Belk Arena.

In their last action, Georgia Southern was a 57-56 loser at home against UNC Greensboro. They failed to cover the 1.5–point spread as favorites. Georgia Southern got 11 points from Rory Spencer but lost anyway, 57-56, to UNC Greensboro on Thursday at Hanner Fieldhouse.


Elon Phoenix Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
After playing Davidson are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Georgia Southern Eagles Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing UNC Greensboro are 4-6
After a loss are 1-9

A few Phoenix at Eagles trends to consider:
Elon is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Georgia Southern
Elon is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia Southern's last 5 games
Georgia Southern is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Elon
Georgia Southern is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Georgia Southern is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games