Arkansas Razorbacks vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN

Thompson-Boling Arena is the location where the Tennessee Volunteers (22-7) will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (24-6) on Saturday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced off with LSU and walked away with a win by a score of 77-76 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Razorbacks walked away with 15 and LSU accounted for 25 fouls. They made 6 of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. LSU walked away from this one shooting 94.7% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 19 tries. Additionally, LSU had 36 rebounds (16 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. LSU recorded 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 36.1% from the field on 26 of 72 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists in this game while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Razorbacks buried 24 of their 28 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Arkansas ended the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 of 54) and converted 5 of their 21 three-point attempts.

Stanley Umude is a guy who played a role for the contest. He accounted for 23 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He played for 39 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Arkansas enters this contest with a mark of 24-6 on the season. They have an average of 77.4 pts per contest (39th in D-1) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Razorbacks are shooting 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 618) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Arkansas is collecting 38.5 boards per game and has totaled 429 assists so far this year, which is 83rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Razorbacks are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 210th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 379 conceded this season. The Razorbacks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.7% (711 of 1,745) and they surrender 34.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 139th in the country in points per game allowed (67.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Tennessee Volunteers took home the win by a final score of 75-68 against Georgia. The Volunteers corralled 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. Georgia earned 13 personal fouls in this contest which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. When discussing shots from distance, Tennessee converted 8 out of 25 attempts (32.0%). In all, the Volunteers ended up shooting 27 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 44.3%. The Volunteers permitted Georgia to convert 26 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 23 and finished the contest at 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Tennessee allowed Georgia to pull down 23 in total (5 offensive).

Josiah-Jordan James was important for the Volunteers for the game. He knocked down 8 out of 12 in this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes for this contest.

Tennessee has a record of 22-7 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Volunteers are shooting 42.8% from the field, which is ranked 254th in college hoops. Tennessee has totaled 2,131 pts on the campaign (73.5 per contest) and they collect 37.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (27th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. The Volunteers commit 16.7 fouls per game and they hit 72.0% from the free throw line.

The Volunteers on the defensive end are ranked 26th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.0. They have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (43rd in D-1). The Tennessee defense gives up 31.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (200 of 628) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.5 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which ranks 89th and 123rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee

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