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Elon Phoenix (13-5, 4-1 CAA) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (10-8, 3-2 CAA)
Newark, Delaware; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fightin' Blue Hens -1; over/under is 149.5
BOTTOM LINE: Delaware takes on Elon after Niels Lane scored 20 points in Delaware's 84-74 win against the Stony Brook Seawolves.
The Fightin' Blue Hens have gone 6-2 at home. Delaware ranks fourth in the CAA with 14.5 assists per game led by Izaiah Pasha averaging 3.0.
The Phoenix are 4-1 against CAA opponents. Elon ranks fifth in college basketball with 39.6 rebounds per game led by Matthew Van Komen averaging 8.6.
Delaware's average of 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7 more made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Elon gives up. Elon has shot at a 44.8% clip from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 43.1% shooting opponents of Delaware have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Camden is averaging 17.2 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Fightin' Blue Hens.
Nick Dorn is averaging 15.7 points for the Phoenix.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin' Blue Hens: 5-5, averaging 79.6 points, 30.4 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points per game.
Phoenix: 8-2, averaging 75.3 points, 40.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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