Arkansas Razorbacks vs Florida Gators Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the location where the Florida Gators (10-5) will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-6) on Saturday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks took the court against Georgia and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-66 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Razorbacks ended up with 22 while Georgia racked up 21 fouls. They also made 9 of 27 attempts from long range. Georgia finished the contest at 77.3% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Georgia grabbed 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Georgia totaled 13 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In terms of defending, Arkansas allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks buried 15 of 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. Arkansas finished the game with a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 60) and converted 3 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Tramon Mark is a player who played a role for the game. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and distributed 3 dimes. He played for 36 minutes and collected 7 boards. He scored 24 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Arkansas steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 9-6 so far this year. They currently have an average of 79.1 pts per contest (74th in the nation) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Razorbacks are shooting 32.9% on 3-point shots (98 of 298) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Arkansas is collecting 37.4 boards per game and is sitting with 179 dimes this year, which has them ranked 303rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Razorbacks are forcing 11.1 turnovers every game while drawing 21.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 312th in college basketball in points per game allowed (76.8). The Razorbacks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.2% (400 of 947) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are 176th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 194 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Gators took a defeat with a final score of 103-85 against Ole Miss. The Gators recorded 17 defensive rebounds and 23 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Ole Miss committed 21 fouls in this game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Florida converted 5 of 17 tries (29.4%). When all was said and done, the Gators finished shooting 31 out of 75 from the floor which had them at 41.3%. The Gators allowed Ole Miss to convert 39 of 66 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 59.1% for this game. They finished 40.0% from three-point range by going 8 out of 20 and ended up shooting 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Florida allowed Ole Miss to get 29 in total (9 offensive).

Walter Clayton was important for the Gators in this game. He accumulated 23 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Florida has a mark of 10-5 this year. The Gators are committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 65.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.3 times per game (44th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. Florida has tallied 1,292 pts on the campaign (86.1 per game) and they pull down 45.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Gators are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is 107th in college hoops.

The Gators defensively are ranked 306th in the country in PPG surrendered with 76.5. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (153rd in college basketball). The Florida defense allows 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (105 of 310) and opponents are making 69.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.5 assists and 34.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 83rd and 170th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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