Arkansas Razorbacks vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN2

Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the site where the Florida Gators (17-10) will attempt to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (21-6) on Tuesday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks stepped onto the hardwood against Tennessee and went home with a win by a final score of 58-48 in their last contest. Arkansas finished the contest having earned a 30.5% field goal percentage (18 of 59) and made 5 out of their 22 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks converted 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 42 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 7 assists for the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 27.1% from the floor on 16 of 59 shooting. Tennessee doled out 5 assists and had 6 steals in this game. On top of that, Tennessee totaled 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tennessee finished the contest at 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 18 tries. They knocked down 4 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Razorbacks finished with 16 and Tennessee totaled 24 fouls.

Jaylin Williams is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 40 mins played and pulled down 16 boards. He accounted for 13 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Arkansas enters this matchup with a record of 21-6 for the year. They are averaging 77.3 pts per game (42nd in the country) while shooting 44.0% from the field. The Razorbacks are connecting on 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (174 of 561) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Arkansas is pulling in 38.9 rebounds per game and has 390 assists on the campaign, which ranks 75th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Razorbacks are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They rank 193rd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 335 conceded on the season. The Razorbacks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.6% (629 of 1,549) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 32.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 122nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida Gators went home victorious with a score of 63-62 when they played Auburn. The Gators pulled down 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 24 in the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Auburn had 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a clip of 78.9%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Florida converted 10 of their 25 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Gators went 19 for 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.5%. The Gators allowed Auburn to bury 20 out of 50 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 40.0% for this game. They went 35.7% from 3-point land by hitting 5 of 14 and finished the contest at 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Florida allowed Auburn to get 30 overall (9 offensive).

Colin Castleton ended up being a major contributor for the Gators in the matchup. He scored 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 out of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Florida has a record of 17-10 so far this year. The Gators commit 16.1 fouls every game and they connect on 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per game (220th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. Florida has accounted for 1,882 points for the year (69.7 per contest) and they collect 33.9 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Gators are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which ranks them 278th in the country.

The Gators on defense are ranked 42nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 64.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (177th in D-1). The Florida defense gives up 30.5% on shots from 3-point land (146 of 479) and their opponents are knocking down 69.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.2 assists and 34.8 boards per game, which ranks 62nd and 194th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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