Stony Brook Seawolves vs Elon Phoenix Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs Elon Phoenix

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Schar Center in Elon, NC

TV: ESPN+

Schar Center is the site where the Elon Phoenix (12-9) will attempt to beat the Stony Brook Seawolves (12-9) on Saturday.

The Stony Brook Seawolves faced Northeastern and took home the win by a score of 95-80 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Seawolves ended up with 14 and Northeastern totaled 16 fouls. They made 10 of their 30 shots from 3-point range. Northeastern shot 42.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 19 shots. On top of that, Northeastern collected 23 boards (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Northeastern earned 19 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Stony Brook allowed the other team to go 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Seawolves made 15 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Stony Brook finished the game having earned a 57.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 56) and converted 16 of 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Erik Pratt is a player who was a major factor for the game. He was able to score 31 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 36 mins and collected 6 boards. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the floor and also dished out 9 assists.

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Stony Brook enters this matchup with a mark of 12-9 this season. They cough up possession 11.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.1 fouls every game. As a team, Stony Brook is collecting 35.2 boards per game and has accumulated 296 assists on the campaign, which ranks 189th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Seawolves are shooting 35.7% on three-point shots (202 of 566) and 70.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.2 pts per game (281st in D-1) while going 42.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Seawolves are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.8 fouls. They give up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 104th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.7). The Seawolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (518 of 1,219) and they surrender 37.8 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 208th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 286 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Elon Phoenix went home defeated by a final of 80-70 against Charleston. With respect to rebounding, Elon permitted Charleston to grab 38 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.6% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 26 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Phoenix allowed Charleston to make 29 of 55 tries from the floor which had them at 52.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Phoenix finished shooting 26 out of 63 from the field which had them at 41.3%. In terms of shooting from distance, Elon made 5 of their 28 tries (17.9%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.2%. Charleston had 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Phoenix to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The Phoenix pulled down 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game.

Chandler Cuthrell ended up being a factor for the Phoenix in this contest. He accumulated 20 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the game. He converted 7 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Elon has a win-loss record of 12-9 so far this season. The Phoenix are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls every game and they hit 71.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per game (68th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.0 times per game. Elon has totaled 1,748 pts on the season (83.2 per contest) and they grab 36.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Phoenix are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 66th in the nation.

The Elon defense concedes 35.7% from downtown (202 of 566) and their opposition makes 69.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 15.4 assists and 34.5 boards per game, which is 309th and 182nd in Division 1. The Phoenix defensively are ranked 302nd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 78.6. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (275th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stony Brook

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