Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Elon Phoenix Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Elon Phoenix

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Schar Center in Elon, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Elon Phoenix (2-1) host the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (0-3) at Schar Center on Saturday.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs played North Greenville and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-81 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 19 and North Greenville accounted for 23 fouls. They also knocked down 15 of their 30 tries from long range. North Greenville shot 68.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 19 tries. Additionally, North Greenville grabbed 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Greenville distributed 21 dimes and had 1 steal in this game. Regarding defense, Gardner-Webb let their opponent shoot 56.1% from the floor on 32 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 18 of 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Gardner-Webb finished the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 64) and knocked down 7 of their 26 shots from downtown.

Jacob Hogarth is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished 66.7% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 20 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Gardner-Webb enters this contest with a win-loss record of 0-3 for the campaign. They have an average of 66.7 pts per game (325th in the nation) while going 38.7% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 29.2% on shots from downtown (19 of 65) and 66.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Gardner-Webb is collecting 29.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 29 assists so far this season, which is 326th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.0 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are 357th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 71 surrendered so far this year. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 52.4% (99 of 189) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 36.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 352nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (92.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Elon Phoenix walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-89 when they played Marshall. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Elon permitted Marshall to collect 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They went 46.9% from three-point range by shooting 15 of 32 and ended up shooting 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Phoenix permitted Marshall to knock down 33 of their 61 tries from the floor which had them shooting 54.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Phoenix finished shooting 31 for 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Elon converted 11 out of 38 tries (28.9%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Marshall was called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Phoenix to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Phoenix were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 in this game.

Chandler Cuthrell ended up having an impact for the Phoenix for the matchup. He earned 28 points in his 23 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest. He made 11 of 23 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Elon has a win-loss mark of 2-1 this year. The Phoenix have committed 17.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per game (116th in the country) and they are turning it over 6.7 times per contest. Elon has accounted for 280 points on the campaign (93.3 per game) and they grab 42.0 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Phoenix are shooting 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 233rd in the nation.

The Phoenix defensively are ranked 267th in D-1 in PPG given up with 79.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (306th in college). The Elon defense allows 39.1% on 3-point shots (34 of 87) and their opposition knocks down 56.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 16.3 dimes and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 306th and 224th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Elon

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