William & Mary vs. Elon prediction: Why William & Mary is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/29/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET as William & Mary locks horns with Elon in men's college basketball action at Schar Center.

The championship matchup pairs two 14–3 teams coming off sharply contrasting conference title games, with New England advancing through a low-scoring, snow-filled AFC Championship win over Denver and Seattle earning its place after a 31–27 NFC Championship thriller against the Rams.

The clash also spotlights two offensive focal points, with Drake Maye guiding New England through a composed, run-focused AFC title performance and Jaxon Smith-Njigba entering as Seattle’s primary playmaker following a 153-yard, one-touchdown outing in the NFC Championship.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects William & Mary as the most likely winner of the William & Mary vs. Elon game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

William & Mary vs. Elon prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between William & Mary and Elon 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives William & Mary a 55% chance of defeating Elon. Our predicted final score has William & Mary winning 82-80.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and William & Mary and Elon each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 169.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

William & Mary vs. Elon odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

William & Mary vs. Elon picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 169.5 total points.

William & Mary vs. Elon game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball matchup between Elon and William & Mary at Schar Center is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: William & Mary vs. Elon
• Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Schar Center

Conclusion

We predict William & Mary, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat Elon on Thursday.

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