Elon Phoenix vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Elon Phoenix vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Hulu Live TV

The NC State Wolfpack (3-0) are hosting the Elon Phoenix (1-3) at PNC Arena on Saturday.

The Elon Phoenix faced North Dakota and ended up losing by a score of 77-73 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Phoenix ended up with 18 while North Dakota totaled 22 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 28 tries from downtown. North Dakota ended up shooting 85.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 20 tries. In addition, North Dakota snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Dakota distributed 14 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Elon allowed 44.8% from the field on 26 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 25 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Phoenix buried 22 of their 30 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Elon finished the contest with a 45.8% field goal percentage (22 of 48) and buried 7 out of their 15 shots from downtown.

Sean Halloran is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 87.5% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes. He played 38 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He ended up scoring 21 points on 7 out of 8 shooting.

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Elon heads into this matchup with a mark of 1-3 for the year. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a team are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Elon is collecting 33.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 52 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 108th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Phoenix are hitting 30.0% on three-point attempts (27 of 90) and 69.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.5 points per game (192nd in college hoops) while connecting on 44.2% from the field.

On defense, the Phoenix are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are ranked 274th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 48 conceded so far this year. The Phoenix defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.1% (105 of 233) and they concede 35.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 30.4% on 3-point shots and they are 287th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (75.3).

The last time they took the court, the NC State Wolfpack took home the win by a final score of 107-74 against FIU. The Wolfpack pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 17 steals in this matchup. FIU earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to convert 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. In relation to shots from downtown, North Carolina State buried 15 out of 33 attempts (45.5%). When the game finished, the Wolfpack went 39 for 76 from the field which had them shooting 51.3%. The Wolfpack permitted FIU to knock down 31 out of their 58 tries from the floor which left them shooting 53.4% for this contest. They went 27.8% from 3-point land via 5 out of 18 and finished the game at 7 out of 15 at the free throw line (46.7%). With respect to rebounding, North Carolina State permitted FIU to collect 26 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Jarkel Joiner pitched in for the Wolfpack in this contest. He buried 9 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 26 points in his 29 mins of playing time and tallied 5 assists for the contest.

North Carolina State has a mark of 3-0 this year. As an offense, the Wolfpack are connecting on 54.2% from the field, which ranks 11th in the nation. North Carolina State has scored 279 points this season (93.0 per contest) and they snag 37.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.3 times per contest (37th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Wolfpack commit 18.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 72.9% from the free throw line.

The North Carolina State defense allows 35.6% on three-point shots (16 of 45) and their opposition makes 58.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.3 dimes and 28.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks 187th and 15th in those categories. The Wolfpack are ranked 106th in the country in PPG surrendered with 63.7. They are forcing their opponents into 19.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (252nd in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Elon

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