Elon Phoenix vs William & Mary Tribe Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Elon Phoenix vs William & Mary Tribe

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: CareFirst Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The William & Mary Tribe (19-11) are welcoming the Elon Phoenix (14-17) at CareFirst Arena on Saturday in the CAA Tournament.

The Elon Phoenix stepped onto the hardwood against UNC Wilmington and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-57 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Phoenix finished with 12 and UNC Wilmington totaled 11 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 out of their 33 tries from 3-point range. UNC Wilmington finished the contest at 33.3% when shooting free throws by making 3 of 9 tries. Furthermore, UNC Wilmington collected 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UNC Wilmington distributed 21 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. With regard to defense, Elon allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 30 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Phoenix made 16 of 18 tries for a rate of 88.9%. Elon wrapped up the game having earned a 31.6% FG percentage (18 out of 57) and buried 5 of their 28 3-point shots.

Chandler Cuthrell is a player who came through in this game. He finished shooting 26.7% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 29 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 4 out of 15 shooting.

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Elon will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-17 so far this year. They are turning it over 10.5 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Elon is snagging 35.5 boards per game and is sitting with 464 dimes for the year, which is 106th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Phoenix are connecting on 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (276 of 806) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They average 78.6 points per game (117th in college hoops) while connecting on 45.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Phoenix have forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are 311th in college hoops in giving up assists with 469 relinquished so far this year. The Phoenix defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (847 of 1,858) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 35.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 299th in D-1 in PPG allowed (78.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the William & Mary Tribe walked away with a victory by a final of 94-85 when they played Hampton. The Tribe pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 2 steals in the game. Hampton was called for 28 personal fouls for the contest which got the Tribe to the charity stripe for 40 tries. They were able to knock down 32 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, William & Mary made 6 out of their 15 attempts (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tribe walked away from this one shooting 28 for 48 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.3%. The Tribe permitted Hampton to convert 26 out of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 40.6% for the matchup. They finished 26.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 34 and ended up shooting 24 of 30 at the charity stripe (80.0%). When talking about team rebounding, William & Mary permitted Hampton to pull down 21 in all (8 offensive).

Kilian Brockhoff ended up being a major contributor for the Tribe for the game. He recorded 17 points in his 27 minutes on the court and totaled 3 assists in the matchup. He buried 5 of 8 in this contest for a rate of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

William & Mary has a record of 19-11 on the campaign. As an offense, the Tribe are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which ranks 34th in the country. William & Mary has scored 2,527 points on the season (84.2 per game) and they snag 35.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.3 times per game (12th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per game. The Tribe are committing 17.4 fouls per game and they connect on 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Tribe on the defensive side of the court are 292nd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 77.8. They are forcing 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (148th in college). The William & Mary defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (269 of 829) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 14.6 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 274th and 257th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take William & Mary

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