Lipscomb Bisons vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (6-4) will play the Lipscomb Bisons (7-5) at Simmons Bank Arena on Saturday.

The Lipscomb Bisons stepped onto the hardwood against Tennessee State and took home the win by a score of 78-71 in their last game. Lipscomb finished having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 51) and made 6 of their 19 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bisons knocked down 24 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 77.4%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of defending, Lipscomb allowed 37.1% from the field on 26 of 70 shooting. Tennessee State recorded 13 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In addition, Tennessee State pulled down 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Tennessee State finished the game shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 16 attempts. They also made 9 of 32 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Bisons ended up with 11 while Tennessee State recorded 18 personal fouls.

Will Pruitt is a guy who played a role in this game. He finished shooting 36.4% from the field and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 4 of 11 shooting.

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Lipscomb enters this one with a mark of 7-5 on the year. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 13.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Lipscomb is snagging 34.7 boards per game and has accounted for 172 assists so far this year, which ranks 29th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Bisons are hitting 36.0% from downtown (111 of 308) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.3 points per contest (76th in the country) while going 47.9% from the field.

On defense, the Bisons are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 267th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 139 surrendered for the year. The Bisons defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (336 of 777) and they concede 37.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.0% from 3-point land while they are 273rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (74.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-70 when they played Oklahoma. In relation to team rebounding, Arkansas permitted Oklahoma to collect 30 overall (6 offensive). They shot 38.9% from distance by going 7 of 18 and finished the game at 22 of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Razorbacks permitted Oklahoma to convert 25 of their 49 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.0% in the game. In all, the Razorbacks shot 20 for 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Arkansas converted 4 out of their 18 attempts (22.2%). They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a rate of 83.9%. Oklahoma was called for 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 31 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. The Razorbacks were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this contest.

Khalif Battle was important for the Razorbacks in the matchup. He made 2 out of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 20.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 13 points in his 27 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Arkansas has a record of 6-4 on the year. The Razorbacks commit 20.9 fouls every game and they go 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.8 times per contest (286th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per game. Arkansas has scored 812 pts on the year (81.2 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Razorbacks are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 106th in college hoops.

The Razorbacks are ranked 295th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 76.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (169th in college basketball). The Arkansas defense gives up 35.0% from downtown (77 of 220) and their opponents are knocking down 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.7 assists and 34.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 198th and 182nd in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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