Northern Illinois Huskies vs Elon Phoenix Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Elon Phoenix

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Schar Center in Elon, NC

TV: ESPN+

Schar Center is the site where the Elon Phoenix (5-4) will play the Northern Illinois Huskies (3-6) on Saturday.

The Northern Illinois Huskies faced Bradley and took a loss by a final of 84-55 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Huskies finished with 22 while Bradley finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. Bradley ended up going 78.9% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Bradley totaled 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Bradley recorded 14 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Northern Illinois let their opponent shoot 50.8% from the floor on 30 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned a total of 42 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Huskies converted 11 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 45.8%. Northern Illinois finished having earned a 29.2% FG percentage (19 of 65) and buried 6 of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Dylan Ducommun is a guy who came through in the game. He finished the game at 40.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Northern Illinois comes into this contest with a record of 3-6 for the year. They are averaging 73.4 points per game (276th in college hoops) while going 43.1% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 34.7% on 3-pointers (77 of 222) and 64.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Northern Illinois is pulling down 34.3 boards per game and has totaled 115 assists for the year, which has them ranked 311th in the nation in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They give up 35.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 309th in D-1 in points per game allowed (79.8). The Huskies defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.6% (252 of 519) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 249th in the nation in giving up assists with 140 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Elon Phoenix took home the win by a final score of 73-52 when they played Wofford. With respect to team rebounding, Elon permitted Wofford to collect 22 in total (8 offensive). They finished 21.9% from downtown by connecting on 7 of 32 and finished the contest at 9 of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Phoenix permitted Wofford to convert 18 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 32.1% in the game. When all was said and done, the Phoenix finished shooting 27 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Elon made 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. Wofford had 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Phoenix to the free throw line for 14 shots. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Phoenix were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 for the contest.

Chandler Cuthrell pitched in for the Phoenix in this game. He converted 8 of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 72.7%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game.

Elon has a mark of 5-4 on the campaign. The Phoenix are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.7 times per contest (75th in the country) and they turn it over 10.4 times per contest. Elon has accounted for 780 points for the year (86.7 per contest) and they grab 39.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Phoenix are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 128th in college.

The Elon defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from distance (88 of 265) and their opponents are converting on 63.8% of their foul shots. They concede 15.4 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which is 298th and 167th in college hoops. The Phoenix on the defensive side of the court are 301st in the nation in points per game surrendered with 79.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (293rd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Elon

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