North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-9) are headed to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2).

The North Carolina A&T Aggies faced off with Coastal Carolina and took a loss by a score of 73-68 in their last contest. North Carolina A&T ended with a 38.8% FG percentage (26 of 67) and buried 5 of 15 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Aggies made 11 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected 31 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 9 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to the defense, North Carolina A&T allowed 44.8% from the field on 26 out of 58 shooting. Coastal Carolina distributed 8 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In addition, Coastal Carolina collected 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Coastal Carolina walked away from this one shooting 78.3% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of their 23 tries. They made 3 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Aggies walked away with 21 and Coastal Carolina recorded 12 fouls.

Landon Glasper is someone who was important for the game. He accounted for 29 points on 10 out of 25 shooting. He played 38 mins and pulled down 8 boards. He ended up going 40.0% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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North Carolina A&T will play this game with a win-loss record of 3-9 for the year. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, North Carolina A&T is grabbing 36.3 boards per game and has totaled 145 dimes for the campaign, which is 250th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are shooting 33.2% on shots from downtown (91 of 274) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per game (204th in D-1) on 42.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They give up 30.5% on shots from downtown while they are 340th in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.3). The Aggies defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.6% (338 of 757) and they relinquish 41.5 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 321st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 179 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks got the win with a final of 82-57 against Central Arkansas. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Arkansas allowed Central Arkansas to pull down 18 overall (3 offensive). They shot 25.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 28 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Razorbacks allowed Central Arkansas to knock down 18 of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 33.3% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Razorbacks ended up shooting 33 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 60.0%. When discussing three-point shots, Arkansas made 9 out of 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to convert 7 of those for a rate of 77.8%. Central Arkansas earned 9 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Razorbacks were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game.

Boogie Fland was important for the Razorbacks in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 34 minutes on the court and earned 9 assists for the contest.

Arkansas has a record of 9-2 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Razorbacks are hitting on 50.9% from the field, which ranks 9th in the nation. Arkansas has tallied 886 pts so far this season (80.5 per contest) and they collect 35.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.6 times per game (94th in college) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per game. The Razorbacks are committing 14.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Arkansas defense gives up 30.7% on 3-pointers (87 of 283) and opponents are connecting on 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.4 assists and 30.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 75th and 24th in D-1. The Razorbacks on the defensive end are ranked 53rd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 65.6. They are able to force 14.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (106th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina A&T

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