Hofstra Pride vs Elon Phoenix Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/31/2021

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Friday, December 31, 2021

Venue:  Schar Center, Elon, NC

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Hofstra -7, Elon +7; Over/Under:  149 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Hofstra -7, Elon +7; Over/Under:  149 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Hofstra -6.5, Elon +6.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

 

Hofstra Pride:  8-6 (9th place, CAA)

Elon Phoenix:  4-10 (2nd place, CAA)

 

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Hofstra Pride:  3-2 last 5

Elon Phoenix:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Hofstra is coming into this game with an 8-6 record overall and they are 2-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 2nd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 0-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins were against the John Jay Bloodhounds, the Arkansas Razorbacks, and the Monmouth Hawks while their loss came against the William & Mary Tribe in their last game. Aaron Estrada led the team in points in that game with 21 while Jalen Ray was next on the team with 20 points. Zach Cooks led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Abayomi Iyiola led the team in rebounds with 11. They are 46.2% from the field, 34.5% from 3-point range, and 77.8% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 76.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.6 PPG against them. Hofstra has an ATS record of 8-4 this season and their O/U record is 7-5.

 

 

Elon is coming into this game with a 4-10 record overall and they are 4-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 2nd conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 1-0 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 losses were against the Duke Blue Devils and the Arkansas Razorbacks while their win came against the Northeastern Huskies in their last game. Darius Burford led the team in points in that game with 23 while Hunter McIntosh was next on the team with 20 points. Michael Graham and Jerald Gillens-Butler both scored 10 points in that one as well. Gillens-Butler, Burford, Kris Wooten, and Chuck Hannah all led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Gillens-Butler led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 42.6% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 75.3% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 69.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 76.1 PPG against them. Elon has an ATS record of 4-8 this season and their O/U record is 5-7.

 

Hofstra is coming into this game as a 7 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Hofstra has been playing well recently with some big wins over some good teams in their last few games. Elon has a winning record at home this season but they have been allowing more points per game than they are scoring and Hofstra is a good team that will be able to take advantage of that bad offense and defense. Hofstra is the better team here and they are also 0-1 in their conference games so they will be looking for a win to bring them back to .500 in the conference. The best bet to place in this game is on Hofstra to cover the spread here.

 

Hofstra Elon Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, December 31, 2021 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Hofstra 82 Elon 66.

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Hofstra Pride: 10-3 O/U off a loss to a conference rival as a favorite of 6 points or more. 29-13 O/U off an upset loss to a conference rival as a favorite. 38-16 O/U off an upset loss as a favorite. 8-3 O/U off a close road loss by 3 points or less. 149-101 O/U after playing a game as favorite. 120-82 O/U after a game where they failed to cover the spread. 80-51 O/U after 5 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers.

Elon Phoenix: 12-3 O/U as a home underdog or pick. 16-6 O/U in all home games. 6-3 O/U after 2 straight games being called for 5+ more fouls than opponent. 7-2 O/U after allowing 25 points or less in the first half last game. 17-11 O/U after playing 3 consecutive games as an underdog. 

 

 

Hofstra Pride:  None.

Elon Phoenix:  None.

 

 

“This was an easy one for us. Guys get to kick their feet up and just kind of relax and get ready for dinner later on.” Speedy Claxton on his team’s win against Arkansas.

 

 

“Defensively, we're getting back to being the grimy tough team that we need to be night in and night out. What’s going to put us in position every night to have a chance to win is that mindset on the defensive end.” - Mike Schrage on his team’s win against Northeastern.

 

 

 

Z. Cooks 

K. Cramer 

D. Dubar 

A. Estrada 

J. Ray

 

D. Burford 

Z. Ervin 

M. Graham 

Hunter McIntosh 

Torrence Watson

 

 

PPG: Z. Cooks (16.1)

APG: A. Estrada (4.8)

Reb/G: A. Iyiola (8.7)

 

PPG: D. Burford (11.9)

APG: D. Burford (3.1)

Reb/G: M. Graham (6)

 

Coaches:

Hofstra Pride: Speedy Claxton (1st season)

Elon Phoenix: Mike Schrage (3rd season)