Elon Phoenix vs Monmouth Hawks Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Elon Phoenix vs Monmouth Hawks

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Monmouth Hawks (15-14) will try to beat the Elon Phoenix (14-15) at OceanFirst Bank Center on Saturday.

The Elon Phoenix took the court against Towson and took a loss by a final of 58-56 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Phoenix walked away with 10 while Towson recorded 14 personal fouls. They buried 3 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Towson finished the contest at 76.5% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 17 shots. In addition, Towson had 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Towson doled out 14 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Elon let their opponent shoot 36.2% from the field on 21 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Phoenix made 9 of 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Elon ended with a 37.0% FG percentage (20 of 54) and converted 7 out of their 19 3-point attempts.

Chandler Cuthrell is one player who had an impact for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 25.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He totaled 13 points on 4 out of 16 shooting.

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Elon steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 14-15 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 80.1 pts per contest (88th in Division 1) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Phoenix are shooting 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (267 of 760) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Elon is collecting 35.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 440 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 100th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Phoenix are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 fouls. They give up 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 300th in college in PPG allowed (78.3). The Phoenix defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (792 of 1,743) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 306th in D-1 in giving up assists with 433 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Monmouth Hawks got the win with a final of 82-69 against Stony Brook. Regarding cleaning the glass, Monmouth permitted Stony Brook to grab 29 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 29.0% from distance by going 9 out of 31 and ended up shooting 4 of 6 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Hawks allowed Stony Brook to bury 28 of their 62 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% for this contest. When the game finished, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 31 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.5%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Monmouth converted 12 of 30 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Stony Brook earned 12 personal fouls for the game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Hawks corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game.

Jason Rivera-Torres ended up being a factor for the Hawks for this game. He racked up 25 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists in this game. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Monmouth has a record of 15-14 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which ranks them 286th in D-1. Monmouth has totaled 2,101 points on the year (72.4 per game) and they average 35.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (173rd in the country) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Monmouth defense allows 34.4% from downtown (226 of 657) and opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.6 assists and 35.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 115th and 253rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 110th in the nation in points given up per game with 71.5. They have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (125th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Elon

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