Lipscomb Bisons vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (16-17 last season) will try to defeat the Lipscomb Bisons (20-12 last year) at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday.

The Lipscomb Bisons took the court against North Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-75 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bisons walked away with 14 and North Alabama recorded 13 personal fouls. They also made 13 of 25 attempts from 3-point land. North Alabama walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 12 attempts. Moreover, North Alabama grabbed 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. North Alabama dished out 11 assists and had 6 steals for the game. With regard to defense, Lipscomb allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 28 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bisons converted 10 of 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Lipscomb ended the game having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (28 of 64) and made 9 of 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Will Pruitt is one player who came through in this matchup. He went 44.4% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He played for 40 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Lipscomb heads into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 20-12 last year. They turned it over 10.0 times per contest and as a squad committed 12.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Lipscomb snagged 33.3 rebounds per game and had 465 assists last season, which ranked 121st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bisons connected on 38.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (297 of 781) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 82.1 pts per game (17th in college hoops) while shooting 49.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bisons were able to force their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and they drew 15.4 fouls. They were 79th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 387 conceded last season. The Bisons defensively gave up a FG percentage of 46.0% (926 of 2,015) and they relinquished 34.8 boards per game as a squad. They gave up 35.5% from beyond the arc and they were 306th in college basketball in PPG allowed (76.5).

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks took a defeat with a final score of 80-66 when they played South Carolina. When it comes to rebounding, Arkansas allowed South Carolina to pull down 32 in all (11 on the offensive side). They finished 20.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 3 of 15 and ended up shooting 13 out of 21 at the charity stripe (61.9%). The Razorbacks permitted South Carolina to bury 32 out of 61 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.5% for the game. Overall, the Razorbacks went 27 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 51.9%. In terms of 3-point shots, Arkansas converted 3 out of 13 tries (23.1%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 90.0%. South Carolina committed 15 fouls for the contest which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Razorbacks were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 26 for this contest.

Khalif Battle ended up being a major contributor for the Razorbacks in this matchup. He earned 20 points in his 40 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 7 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 58.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

Arkansas had a mark of 16-17 last season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Razorbacks shot 45.3% from the floor, which ranked them 129th in the country. Arkansas accumulated 2,566 pts throughout last season (77.8 per game) and they pulled down 34.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 11.7 times per game (298th in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 12.0 times per game. The Razorbacks committed 19.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 75.6% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks defensively were ranked 348th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 79.8. They were able to force 11.1 TO's per game and let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (238th in D-1). The Arkansas defense gave up 33.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (236 of 696) and their opposition made 72.7% of their foul shots. They surrendered 13.0 assists and 36.4 boards per contest, ranking them 183rd and 271st in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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