Elon Phoenix vs Charleston Cougars Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Elon Phoenix vs Charleston Cougars

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: TD Arena in Charleston, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Charleston Cougars (12-8) are welcoming the Elon Phoenix (12-8) at TD Arena on Saturday.

The Elon Phoenix played Towson and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-59 in their last contest. Elon wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 of 51) and buried 8 of their 24 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Phoenix buried 11 of 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 12 assists for the game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing the defense, Elon allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the floor on 25 of 66 shooting. Towson recorded 6 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Towson grabbed 37 rebounds (18 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Towson walked away from this one shooting 81.3% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 16 shots. They buried 9 out of their 23 tries from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Phoenix finished with 14 while Towson recorded 12 personal fouls.

Chandler Cuthrell is someone who played a role for the matchup. He shot 40.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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Elon enters this contest with a record of 12-8 this year. They average 83.9 points per outing (54th in Division 1) while going 47.9% from the floor. The Phoenix are shooting 36.3% on shots from distance (194 of 534) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Elon is collecting 36.7 boards per game and has accumulated 332 assists for the year, which has them ranked 46th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Phoenix are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They currently rank 313th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 306 conceded for the season. The Phoenix defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (551 of 1,218) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 36.0% from 3-point land and they rank 302nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.6).

In their last game, the Charleston Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 87-83 against Campbell. In reference to how they rebounded, Charleston allowed Campbell to collect 28 in all (12 offensive). They shot 41.9% from three-point range by hitting 13 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Cougars permitted Campbell to convert 31 out of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Cougars finished 30 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.6%. With regard to shooting from distance, Charleston buried 4 of 10 attempts (40.0%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 79.3%. Campbell was called for 21 fouls in the game which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for 29 tries. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Cougars earned 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the matchup.

Jlynn Counter pitched in for the Cougars in this game. He made 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 31 minutes on the court and totaled 9 assists for the matchup.

Charleston has a win-loss record of 12-8 so far this year. The Cougars have committed 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (294th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest. Charleston has totaled 1,544 pts on the year (77.2 per contest) and they pull down 38.1 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Cougars are connecting on 44.3% from the floor, which is 249th in the country.

The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 240th in the nation in PPG given up with 75.9. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (124th in Division 1). The Charleston defense allows 33.3% on shots from distance (188 of 564) and opponents are making 68.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.7 dimes and 36.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 274th and 287th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Elon

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