Elon vs Northern Illinois Picks and Prediction – 11/21/2024

The Elon Phoenix will be on the road Wednesday night with a game up north in Illinois against Northern Illinois. Elon has had some struggles to start the year with just one win through three games play following a one point loss to Gardner-Webb in their last outing. Offensively Elon has been fantastic everything 86 points per game on nearly 48% shooting from the floor. Defensively Elon has had some issues giving up 78.7 points per game overall and allowed eighty in their loss last time out. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

TJ Simpkins leads the Elon offense this season averaging 17.3 points per game overall. Nick Dorn is second on the team averaging 16.7 points and TK Simpkins averages 15 points per game. Sam Sherry averages 13 points and adds a team leading 6 rebounds per game. Andrew King is averaging just 2.3 points per game but leads the way dishing out 4.3 assists.

The Northern Illinois Huskies return home Wednesday .500 on the year through four games following 16 point road loss to Bradley. Offensively Northern Illinois has been mediocre averaging 77.3 points per game on 48.9% shooting but scored just 60 points against Bradley. Defensively Northern Illinois has been solid holding opponents under 65 points but gave up 76 points in their last loss.

Quentin Jones leads the Northern Illinois offense this season averaging 15.8 points per game. Ethan Butler is second on the team averaging 13.5 points and Nasir Muhammad averages 7.3 points per game overall. James Dent Jr. also averaged 13.5 points to go along with a team high 6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Joe Munden Jr. averages 4.5 points and adds a defensive presence for NIU leading the team averaging 1.5 steals per game.

Northern Illinois is the better team in this matchup, and it will show Wednesday night. Look for the Huskies to right some of their wrongs as they get back to their winning ways on their home floor. Take the Huskies Wednesday night to do enough to get the win and cover at home against Elon. Final Score Prediction, NIU Huskies win and cover 74-62.