Little Rock Trojans vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Little Rock Trojans vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) will take on the Little Rock Trojans (3-2) at Bud Walton Arena on Friday.

The Little Rock Trojans took the court against Tulsa and went home with a win by a final score of 71-57 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Trojans walked away with 14 while Tulsa totaled 15 fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 33 tries from 3-point range. Tulsa walked away from this one shooting 64.7% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of their 17 attempts. In addition, Tulsa snagged 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Tulsa earned 13 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Little Rock allowed the other team to go 36.7% from the field on 18 of 49 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the matchup while creating 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Trojans converted 11 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Little Rock finished having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and made 8 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Johnathan Lawson is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished shooting 75.0% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He walked away with 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Little Rock will take the court with a win-loss mark of 3-2 for the year. They are giving up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Little Rock is pulling down 33.8 boards per contest and has racked up 71 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 138th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Trojans are connecting on 41.1% on 3-point shots (39 of 95) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. They average 73.2 points per contest (252nd in D-1) while shooting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Trojans have forced 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 175th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 56 surrendered this year. The Trojans defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 35.8% (102 of 285) and they concede 39.2 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 31.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 160th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (69.4).

When they last played, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away with a victory by a final of 91-72 when they played Pacific. In the matter of rebounds, Arkansas allowed Pacific to snag 26 in all (8 offensive). They finished 34.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 of 35 and ended up shooting 12 out of 13 at the charity stripe (92.3%). The Razorbacks permitted Pacific to convert 24 of their 60 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.0% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Razorbacks finished the game shooting 31 out of 52 from the floor which had them shooting 59.6%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Arkansas made 9 out of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 20 of those for a clip of 80.0%. Pacific had 20 fouls in this game which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Razorbacks were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

Adou Thiero ended up being a major contributor for the Razorbacks in this game. He racked up 23 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes for the contest. He made 8 out of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Arkansas has a record of 3-1 for the campaign. The Razorbacks are committing 13.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per contest (227th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Arkansas has scored 299 pts on the year (74.8 per contest) and they snag 33.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Razorbacks are shooting 49.3% from the field, which is ranked 58th in the nation.

The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court are 48th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 63.3. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (135th in the nation). The Arkansas defense gives up 29.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (31 of 105) and their opponents are converting on 73.9% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.5 dimes and 31.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 125th and 69th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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