San Jose State Spartans vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose State Spartans vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SECN

The San Jose State Spartans (6-2) are traveling to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (6-1).

The San Jose State Spartans faced off with Ball State and earned the victory with a final of 67-65 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 23 while Ball State recorded 18 fouls. They converted 4 of their 17 tries from 3-point land. Ball State finished the game at 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 28 tries. Moreover, Ball State collected 22 rebounds (10 offensive, 12 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Ball State doled out 7 assists and had 4 steals in the game. When talking about the defense, San Jose State allowed the other team to shoot 37.7% from the floor on 20 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 36 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Spartans converted 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. San Jose State wrapped up the game having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (25 of 54) and buried 6 out of their 19 shots from downtown.

Robert Vaihola is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He walked away with 15 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 15 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He went 85.7% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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San Jose State enters this contest with a record of 6-2 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Jose State is snagging 38.6 boards per contest and has tallied 118 dimes so far this year, which is 80th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Spartans are connecting on 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (63 of 177) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. They average 72.5 points per game (184th in Division 1) while connecting on 48.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Spartans are forcing 7.5 turnovers every game while drawing 14.9 personal fouls. They give up 35.5% on 3-point attempts and they rank 118th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.0). The Spartans defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 37.8% (170 of 450) and they relinquish 27.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 69th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 73 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks got the victory with a final of 74-61 when they played Troy. In regard to rebounds, Arkansas allowed Troy to get 21 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 32.1% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 28 and ended up going 4 of 8 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Razorbacks permitted Troy to make 24 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Razorbacks finished shooting 27 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Arkansas made 3 of their 11 attempts (27.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Troy earned 19 fouls for this game which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Razorbacks collected 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this game.

Ricky Council IV pitched in for the Razorbacks for the game. He scored 27 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 12 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 6-1 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Razorbacks are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 64th in the nation. Arkansas has accounted for 540 pts for the season (77.1 per game) and they average 36.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (225th in the country) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. The Razorbacks commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they hit 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Arkansas defense gives up 27.0% on three-point shots (34 of 126) and their opposition knocks down 71.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 8.9 assists and 30.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 16th and 33rd in college hoops. The Razorbacks on the defensive end are ranked 67th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 63.0. They are forcing 19.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (116th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas

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