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Elon at North Carolina odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s Elon at North Carolina odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Elon Phoenix and the 10th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels meet at Dean E. Smith Center Monday in the regular-season opener for both teams. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Elon vs. North Carolina odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.

The Phoenix are expected to be near the bottom of the standings in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) in 2024-25. Elon won 13 games last season, and G TK Simpkins is a quality scoring option. C Matt Van Komen bolsters the frontcourt, but the rest of the roster is rather inexperienced.

The Tar Heels have a national player of the year candidate in G RJ Davis, and like their rivals at Duke, UNC had a pretty solid recruiting class. G Ian Jackson is going to make an immediate impact, and the team brings in a big body in F Ven-Allen Lubin from Vanderbilt to strengthen the frontcourt.

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Elon at North Carolina odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 8:20 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Elon +3500 (bet $100 to win $3,500 ) | North Carolina -20000 (bet $20,000 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Elon +27.5 (-102) | North Carolina -27.5 (-120)
Over/Under (O/U): 151.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Elon at North Carolina picks and predictions

Prediction

North Carolina 95, Elon 58

Moneyline

You obviously cannot play North Carolina (-20000) either straight up or as part of a multi-leg play. Betting $100 would net a mere 50 cents of profit.

AVOID.

Against the spread

NORTH CAROLINA -27.5 (-120) is a national title contender, while Elon +27.5 (-102) is going to struggle in the CAA. The Phoenix are going to be in way over their heads, and they’ll be happy when this is over, the bus is revved up, and they can return to Alamance County to regroup.

Think of this as a No. 1 seed going up against a No. 16 seed which won a play-in game. This will be a mismatch, and Elon just doesn’t have nearly the size to compete.

Over/Under

OVER 151.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see Carolina approach triple digits, if not go over the century mark.

Elon isn’t going to be able to contribute very much to the total, but it might not have to.

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CAA Tournament: Hampton vs. Elon odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Hampton vs. Elon CAA Tournament odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Hampton Pirates (8-23) and Elon Phoenix (13-18) battle in a 1st-round game of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament on Friday. Tip-off at Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., is slated for 4:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook ‘s lines around the Hampton vs. Elon odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

Hampton went 3-15 in league play and is the No. 14 seed in the 5-day, 14-team bracket. But the Pirates have gone 3-2 straight up and 4-1 against the spread (ATS) since Feb. 17. That includes an 85-73 loss as a 4 1/2-point underdog at William & Mary Saturday.

Elon is tabbed with the No. 11 seed in the CAA bracket. The Phoenix went 6-12 in circuit play, and that included an 80-74 triumph at Hampton Jan. 27. In its regular-season finale, EU lost to Monmouth 85-70 on Saturday as a +3 underdog.

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Hampton vs. Elon odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:51 a.m. ET.

Moneyline: Hampton +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Elon -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Hampton +3.5 (+100) | Elon -3.5 (-120)
Over/Under (O/U): 148.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Hampton vs. Elon picks and predictions

Prediction

Elon 75, Hampton 71

Moneyline

The way Elon has performed in comps screams ML play for this contest. But the -190 is too hefty a price tag. The better value, albeit a slim one, is in edging the Phoenix past the Pirates against the number.

STEER CLEAR.

Against the spread

Elon has defeated Hampton each of the last 2 seasons and in close games (combined score of 150-142). The Phoenix have the more efficient offense, and over the last 6 weeks have been winning games they can, the ones in which they are similarly ranked as their opponents. But those wins have often — just about always — been inside a 2-possession cushion.

Heading into this game, KenPom pegs Elon as No. 314 in NCAA-I and Hampton No. 337.

BACK ELON -3.5 (-120).

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Over/Under

The Under has gone 15-10 when Hampton is lined as an underdog. And the Under is 19-13 across Elon’s last 32 contests against under-.500 teams.

The total here is well below the 158 listed for the Jan. 27 meeting, but both teams have trended toward slower tempos of late, and it figures that free-throw looks will be at a premium.

The lean here is a slight one, but it is on the UNDER 148.5 (-110).

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