Elon Phoenix vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/21/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Venue:  Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, AR

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Elon +18.5, Arkansas -18.5; Over/Under:  153.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Elon +18.5, Arkansas -18.5; Over/Under:  153.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Elon +18.5, Arkansas -18.5; Over/Under:  153.5 points

 

Elon Phoenix:  W3-9 (9th place, Colonial)

Arkansas Razorbacks:  9-2 (4th place, SEC)

 

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Elon Phoenix:  1-4 last 5

Arkansas Razorbacks:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Elon is coming into this game with a 3-9 record overall and they are 0-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Winthrop Eagles while their 8 losses in that span came against the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Ole Miss Rebels, the Temple Owls, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, the UNC Greensboro Spartans, the High Point Panthers, the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the Duke Blue Devils in their last game. Jerald Gillens-Butler led the team in points in that game with 14 while Zac Ervin was next on the team off the bench with 11 points. Darius Burford led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Hunter Woods and Ervin both led the team in rebounds with 6 each. They were 44.9% from the field, 38.9% from 3-point range, and 55.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 76.8 PPG against them. Elon has an ATs record of 3-7 this season and their O/U record is 4-6.

 

 

Arkansas is coming into this game with a 9-2 record overall and they are 7-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game on Tuesday night. Their last win was against the Charlotte 49ers but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Oklahoma Sooners and the Hofstra Pride in their last game on Saturday. JD Notae led the team in points in that game off the bench with 20 while Chris Lykes was next on the team with 19 points. Davonte Davis and Khalen Robinson both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Jaylin Williams led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 44.6% from the field, 38.7% from 3-point range, and 84.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 81.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.1 PPG against them. Arkansas has an ATS record of 5-6 this season and their O/U record is 7-4.

 

Arkansas is coming into this matchup as an 18.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Arkansas had a great 9-0 start to their season but they have lost 2 straight coming into this one and they will be looking to get back on track in this game. Elon has not been playing well this season and they have been allowing more points against them in their games than they are scoring on average this season. Arkansas has a strong offense that averages over 80 PPG and they should be able to pull away and win by a lot in this game. The best wager to place in this game is on Arkansas to cover the spread here.

 

Elon Arkansas Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, December 21, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Arkansas 88 Elon 62.

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Elon Phoenix: 3-7 ATS in all games. 3-6 ATS as an underdog. 2-7 ATS after a non-conference game. 3-7 ATS in non-conference games. 1-5 ATS after a loss by 10 points or more. 1-7 ATS after playing a game as an underdog. 1-5 ATS after a game where they failed to cover the spread.

Arkansas Razorbacks: 6-2 O/U as a favorite of 10 or more points. 7-4 O/U in all games. 12-5 O/U when the total is 150 to 159.5. 7-4 O/U as a favorite. 5-2 O/U in all home games. 11-5 O/U in December games. 7-4 O/U after a non-conference game. 31-19 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 19-7 O/U after 2 straight games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds. 29-10 O/U after one or more consecutive overs.

 

 

Elon Phoenix:  None.

Arkansas Razorbacks:  None.

 

 

“We realized that this was something we couldn’t pass up on,. We’re going to play anybody, anywhere, anytime, whatever prepares us to hopefully be our best in conference play.”  - Mike Schrage on playing Duke last minute due to some schedule changes because of covid-19.

 

 

“I think Hofstra played harder than we played, which is really hard for me to say because I haven’t said it very often as a coach. Baybe (Iyiola) dominated us just off effort quite frankly. I’d love to tell you guys a better answer.” - Eric Musselman on his team’s loss against Hofstra.

 

 

 

D. Burford 

Z. Ervin 

M. Graham 

Hunter McIntosh 

Torrence Watson

 

D. Davis 

J. Notae 

Au’Diese Toney 

C. Vanover 

J. Williams

 

 

PPG: H. McIntosh (11.3)

APG: D. Burford (3.3)

Reb/G: M. Graham (6.2)

 

PPG: J. Notae (18.3)

APG: D. Davis (3.8)

Reb/G: J. Williams (8.5)

 

Coaches:

Elon Phoenix: Mike Schrage (3rd season)

Arkansas Razorbacks: Eric Musselman (3rd season)