Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Abilene Christian Wildcats (5-6) are headed to Bud Walton Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (7-4).

The Abilene Christian Wildcats faced off with UTEP and notched a win by a score of 88-82 in their last contest. Abilene Christian wrapped up the game with a 57.1% FG percentage (24 out of 42) and made 6 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 34 of 48 shots for a percentage of 70.8%. In terms of rebounding, they earned a total of 30 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 13 assists in this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of the defense, Abilene Christian allowed 41.9% from the field on 26 of 62 shooting. UTEP earned 12 dimes and had 15 steals for this contest. On top of that, UTEP had 32 rebounds (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UTEP finished shooting 69.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 25 of their 36 attempts. They also made 5 of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 25 and UTEP recorded 33 personal fouls.

Ali Abdou Dibba is one player who came through in the matchup. He finished the contest at 77.8% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 33 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Abilene Christian will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-6 on the year. They currently have an average of 76.0 points per game (161st in D-1) while connecting on 44.1% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (63 of 188) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Abilene Christian is snagging 33.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 151 assists so far this season, which is 170th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.9 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.0% on shots from distance and they are 270th in college basketball in opponents points per game (74.5). The Wildcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (278 of 623) and they concede 37.5 boards per contest as a group. They are 142nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 131 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arkansas Razorbacks got the win with a final of 69-66 against Lipscomb. The Razorbacks were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. Lipscomb committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 8 tries. They were able to make 4 of the free throw tries for a clip of 50.0%. In terms of shooting from distance, Arkansas buried 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Razorbacks finished shooting 30 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.6%. The Razorbacks allowed Lipscomb to make 26 out of their 67 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.8% in the game. They finished the game shooting 23.3% from downtown by going 7 out of 30 and ended up shooting 7 of 9 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to attacking the glass, Arkansas allowed Lipscomb to pull down 31 in total (9 offensive).

Tramon Mark ended up having an impact for the Razorbacks in the game. He made 6 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 31 minutes on the court and earned 3 assists for the game.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 7-4 for the season. The Razorbacks are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls per game and they connect on 70.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per game (273rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. Arkansas has 881 pts for the season (80.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Razorbacks are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks 81st in college basketball.

The Razorbacks are ranked 292nd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 75.5. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (154th in college hoops). The Arkansas defense gives up 33.6% on 3-point attempts (84 of 250) and their opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.5 assists and 34.7 total rebounds per game, which is 163rd and 182nd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Abilene Christian

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