Wednesday’s contest that pits the Elon Phoenix (1-2) against the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-2) at NIU Convocation Center has a projected final score of 80-72 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Elon, who is favored in this matchup by our model. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on November 20.

According to our computer prediction, Elon projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup versus Northern Illinois. The over/under has been set at 142.5, and the two sides are projected to exceed it.

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Elon vs. Northern Illinois Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: DeKalb, Illinois
• Venue: NIU Convocation Center
• Line: Elon -1.5
• Point total: 142.5
• Moneyline (to win): Elon -118, Northern Illinois -104

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Elon vs. Northern Illinois Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Elon 80, Northern Illinois 72

Spread & Total Prediction for Elon vs. Northern Illinois

• Pick ATS: Elon (-1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (142.5)

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Elon Performance Insights

• Last season, Elon was 191st in college basketball on offense (73.1 points scored per game) and 279th on defense (75.4 points allowed).
• The Phoenix grabbed 30.8 rebounds per game and gave up 31.6 boards last year, ranking 265th and 182nd, respectively, in the country.
• Last season Elon was ranked 172nd in college basketball in assists with 13.1 per game.
• The Phoenix were 62nd in college basketball in 3-pointers made (8.6 per game) and 110th in 3-point percentage (35.2%) last year.
• Last season, Elon was 295th in the country in 3-pointers conceded (8.3 per game) and 209th in defensive 3-point percentage (34%).
• Last year, Elon took 42.3% of its shots from beyond the arc, and 57.7% from inside it. In terms of makes, 33.4% of Elon’s buckets were 3-pointers, and 66.6% were 2-pointers.

Northern Illinois Performance Insights

• On offense, Northern Illinois scored 73.2 points per game (188th-ranked in college basketball) last year. It ceded 77.4 points per contest at the other end of the court (322nd-ranked).
• The Huskies ranked 148th in the country with 32.4 boards per game. Meanwhile, they ranked 215th with 32.2 rebounds allowed per contest.
• Northern Illinois dished out only 10.2 dimes per contest, which ranked ninth-worst in college basketball.
• The Huskies committed 12.3 turnovers per game (282nd-ranked in college basketball). They forced 10.2 turnovers per contest (280th-ranked).
• The Huskies were 191st in the nation with 7.3 treys per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 256th with a 32.6% shooting percentage from three-point land.
• Last year Northern Illinois allowed 8 three-pointers per game (270th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed opponents to shoot 36.3% (331st-ranked) from beyond the arc.
• In terms of shot breakdown, Northern Illinois took 61.4% two-pointers (accounting for 71.6% of the team’s buckets) and 38.6% threes (28.4%).

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