UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0) will play the UNC Greensboro Spartans (1-1) at Bud Walton Arena on Friday.

The UNC Greensboro Spartans played Vanderbilt and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-70 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Spartans walked away with 19 while Vanderbilt had 10 personal fouls. They converted 11 out of their 29 tries from distance. Vanderbilt ended up going 94.4% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Vanderbilt collected 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt distributed 12 dimes and had 1 steal in this contest. With respect to defending, UNC Greensboro allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Spartans converted 5 of their 7 tries for a rate of 71.4%. UNC Greensboro finished the game having earned a 41.4% field goal percentage (29 out of 70) and knocked down 7 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Keyshaun Langley is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He shot 45.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 37 mins played and snagged 2 rebounds. He notched 26 points on 9 out of 20 shooting.

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UNC Greensboro will play this game with a mark of 1-1 so far this season. They turn it over 9.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, UNC Greensboro is collecting 40.0 boards per contest and has totaled 28 assists for the season, which has them ranked 303rd in the country in terms of passing. The Spartans are connecting on 37.9% on shots from distance (22 of 58) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.0 points per contest (115th in the nation) while going 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spartans have forced 10.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 12.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 75th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 25 conceded for the campaign. The Spartans are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (48 of 116) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 35.1% on three-point shots while they are 284th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (76.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks took home the win by a final score of 86-77 when they faced Old Dominion. The Razorbacks snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the game. They also turned it over 4 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Old Dominion earned 22 fouls for the contest which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of those for a percentage of 62.1%. In terms of 3-point shots, Arkansas buried 8 of their 19 attempts (42.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Razorbacks went 30 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 50.8%. The Razorbacks permitted Old Dominion to make 31 out of 71 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.7% for this game. They shot 45.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 5 at the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Arkansas allowed Old Dominion to get 36 in all (11 offensive).

El Ellis ended up being a factor for the Razorbacks for the game. He made 7 of 11 for this game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 8 dimes for this contest.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 3-0 on the campaign. As an offense, the Razorbacks are hitting on 50.9% from the floor, which ranks them 55th in the nation. Arkansas has tallied 265 points so far this year (88.3 per game) and they average 41.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per contest (124th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. The Razorbacks have committed 18.0 fouls every game and they go 63.9% from the free throw line.

The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court are 168th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.0. They have forced 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (117th in D-1). The Arkansas defense allows 35.7% on 3-point attempts (20 of 56) and their opponents are connecting on 61.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.7 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 175th and 176th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNC Greensboro

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