William & Mary Tribe vs Elon Phoenix Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: William & Mary Tribe vs Elon Phoenix

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: Schar Center in Elon, NC

TV: ESPN+

The William & Mary Tribe (14-6) are en route to Schar Center on Thursday where they will take on the Elon Phoenix (12-9).

The William & Mary Tribe faced off with Hofstra and took home the win by a score of 89-82 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Tribe finished with 14 while Hofstra totaled 15 personal fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 32 attempts from distance. Hofstra went 86.7% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of 15 attempts. Furthermore, Hofstra pulled down 36 boards (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Hofstra totaled 11 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, William & Mary allowed the other team to shoot 40.6% from the field on 28 of 69 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes for the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 35 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tribe knocked down 11 of 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. William & Mary finished with a 42.3% FG percentage (30 out of 71) and converted 18 of 44 three-point attempts.

Kilian Brockhoff is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He was able to score 28 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up going 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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William & Mary heads into this contest with a mark of 14-6 for the season. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls per game. As a unit, William & Mary is pulling down 36.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 382 assists for the season, which is 15th in college in terms of passing. The Tribe are shooting 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (182 of 541) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 83.6 points per contest (55th in the country) while connecting on 47.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tribe are forcing 15.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 209th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 278 conceded on the year. The Tribe defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.8% (524 of 1,253) and they concede 37.0 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 29.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 235th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.7).

When they last played, the Elon Phoenix took a loss by a final score of 80-70 against Charleston. The Phoenix corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. Charleston had 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Phoenix to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 72.2%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Elon buried 5 out of their 28 tries (17.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Phoenix ended up shooting 26 for 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. The Phoenix allowed Charleston to convert 29 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7% in this contest. They finished shooting 28.6% from distance by shooting 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 26 at the charity stripe (61.5%). In reference to rebounds, Elon permitted Charleston to pull down 38 overall (10 offensive).

Chandler Cuthrell ended up having an impact for the Phoenix in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 15 for the game for a rate of 46.7%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the matchup.

Elon has a win-loss record of 12-9 this year. The Phoenix are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they go 71.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.3 times per contest (71st in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game. Elon has tallied 1,748 points for the campaign (83.2 per contest) and they average 36.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Phoenix are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 67th in Division 1.

The Phoenix on defense are ranked 301st in D-1 in points given up per game with 78.6. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (274th in college). The Elon defense concedes 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (202 of 566) and their opponents are making 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 15.4 assists and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 307th and 180th in the nation.

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