Arkansas Razorbacks vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: CBS

The Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) are hosting the Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1) at T-Mobile Center on Thursday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks played Maryland Eastern Shore and took home the win by a score of 109-35 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Razorbacks ended up finishing with 10 while Maryland Eastern Shore totaled 9 personal fouls. They made 4 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. Maryland Eastern Shore finished the game at 37.5% from the free throw line by making 3 of their 8 attempts. Furthermore, Maryland Eastern Shore collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Maryland Eastern Shore doled out 3 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. When it comes to defending, Arkansas let their opponent shoot 23.0% from the floor on 14 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled a total of 46 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Razorbacks converted 14 of 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Arkansas walked away from the game with a 55.6% FG percentage (40 of 72) and converted 15 out of their 34 shots from distance.

Karter Knox is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played 24 mins played and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up with 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Arkansas will take the court with a win-loss mark of 5-1 for the year. They are turning it over 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Arkansas is pulling down 36.5 rebounds per contest and has 89 dimes for the campaign, which is 191st in college hoops in terms of passing. The Razorbacks are connecting on 35.5% on three-point shots (50 of 141) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.2 points per contest (101st in the nation) while hitting 50.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Razorbacks are forcing 17.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 26.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 15th in the country in PPG allowed (59.2). The Razorbacks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 37.0% (130 of 351) and they surrender 32.0 boards per contest as a team. They are 56th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 62 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Illinois Fighting Illini walked away with a victory by a final of 92-34 when they played Little Rock. The Fighting Illini were able to snag 35 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 49 in this matchup. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 11 steals in this matchup. Little Rock had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Fighting Illini to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of those for a percentage of 84.6%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Illinois made 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Illini went 30 for 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1%. The Fighting Illini permitted Little Rock to make 13 of 55 tries from the floor which had them at 23.6% in the matchup. They went 21.4% from three-point range by going 3 out of 14 and finished the game at 5 of 12 at the free throw line (41.7%). Regarding attacking the glass, Illinois allowed Little Rock to get 23 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Kasparas Jakucionis ended up being a factor for the Fighting Illini for the matchup. He racked up 21 points in his 28 minutes on the court and tallied 5 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 9 in this game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

Illinois has a win-loss record of 5-1 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Fighting Illini are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks them 197th in the nation. Illinois has accounted for 534 points for the campaign (89.0 per game) and they pull in 50.2 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (112th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Fighting Illini are responsible for committing 13.8 fouls every game and they hit 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Illinois defense concedes 25.6% on 3-point shots (33 of 129) and opponents are connecting on 58.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 9.3 assists and 32.8 rebounds per contest, ranking them 24th and 111th in the nation. The Fighting Illini on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the country in points allowed per contest with 58.8. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 34.4% from the field (4th in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Illinois and under the total points

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