Auburn Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN

The Auburn Tigers (11-2) are en route to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-4).

The Auburn Tigers played Penn and earned the victory with a final of 88-68 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 11 and Penn accounted for 12 fouls. They made 10 of their 28 shots from 3-point range. Penn finished the contest at 57.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 14 attempts. Moreover, Penn snagged 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Penn dished out 11 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Auburn allowed their opponent to shoot 41.0% from the floor on 25 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 14 of 18 shots for a rate of 77.8%. Auburn finished the contest having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (31 out of 63) and converted 12 of their 35 shots from distance.

Johni Broome is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished shooting 90.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and pulled down 12 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 out of 10 shooting.

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Auburn will take the court with a win-loss record of 11-2 on the year. They are averaging 84.8 pts per game (23rd in the country) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 33.4% on three-point shots (106 of 317) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Auburn is pulling down 40.2 boards per contest and has totaled 247 assists so far this season, which ranks 15th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 92nd in the nation in points per game from their opponents (66.7). The Tigers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 38.8% (290 of 747) and they relinquish 32.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 14th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 130 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 106-90 against UNC Wilmington. The Razorbacks earned 24 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 38 in this matchup. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. UNC Wilmington was called for 29 fouls in the game which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 43 tries. They were able to knock down 33 of them for a percentage of 76.7%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Arkansas knocked down 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). In all, the Razorbacks finished 33 out of 63 from the floor which had them at 52.4%. The Razorbacks permitted UNC Wilmington to convert 28 of their 66 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.4% for this game. They finished shooting 35.7% from three-point range by going 10 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 34 at the free throw line (70.6%). When talking about how they rebounded, Arkansas allowed UNC Wilmington to pull down 34 in total (14 offensive).

Keyon Menifield ended up being a major contributor for the Razorbacks for the game. He scored 32 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes for this game. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 9-4 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Razorbacks are connecting on 48.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 49th in the nation. Arkansas has scored 1,070 points on the season (82.3 per game) and they average 37.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.3 times per game (271st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest. The Razorbacks are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls per contest and they hit 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks defensively are ranked 301st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 76.4. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (131st in D-1). The Arkansas defense gives up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (98 of 294) and opponents are making 69.6% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.7 assists and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which is 175th and 170th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas

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