LSU Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 3/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN2

The LSU Tigers (20-9) are headed to Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Arkansas Razorbacks (23-6).

The LSU Tigers faced off with Missouri and earned the victory with a final of 75-55 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Tigers ended up with 16 and Missouri recorded 20 fouls. They also made 3 of their 15 attempts from 3-point land. Missouri walked away from this one shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 15 attempts. Moreover, Missouri grabbed 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Missouri distributed 12 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. With regard to defense, LSU allowed the other team to shoot 35.7% from the floor on 20 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 19 of 23 tries for a percentage of 82.6%. LSU ended the game having earned a 51.0% field goal percentage (25 of 49) and buried 6 of their 17 3-point shots.

Tari Eason is a player who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 18 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 20 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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LSU heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 20-9 for the year. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a group they commit 19.4 fouls every game. As a team, LSU is pulling down 37.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 364 assists on the year, which is 205th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 32.8% on three-point attempts (194 of 592) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.9 pts per game (138th in D-1) while hitting 44.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Tigers are able to force 18.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 92nd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 323 surrendered so far this year. The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.3% (601 of 1,571) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 27.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 21st in the country in opponents points per game (61.9).

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks took home the win by a final score of 75-73 against Kentucky. When discussing team rebounding, Arkansas permitted Kentucky to grab 32 in total (13 offensive). They shot 26.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Razorbacks permitted Kentucky to bury 30 of their 66 tries from the floor which had them at 45.5% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Razorbacks shot 28 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Arkansas buried 5 out of 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Kentucky was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Razorbacks snagged 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the matchup.

JD Notae ended up being a factor for the Razorbacks for the matchup. He earned 30 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 8 assists in the matchup. He converted 13 of 26 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Arkansas has a win-loss mark of 23-6 this season. The Razorbacks are committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per contest (91st in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest. Arkansas has accumulated 2,245 points for the season (77.4 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Razorbacks are shooting 44.3% from the field, which ranks them 171st in D-1.

The Razorbacks defensively are ranked 134th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.6. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (51st in college basketball). The Arkansas defense concedes 32.2% on three-point shots (215 of 668) and their opponents are connecting on 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.6 assists and 34.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 178th and 169th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LSU

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