Pacific Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 11/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

Bud Walton Arena is the location where the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) will meet the Pacific Tigers (3-2) on Monday.

The Pacific Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Northern Arizona and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-57 in their last game. Pacific walked away from the game with a 39.2% FG percentage (20 of 51) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 9 of their 16 tries for a rate of 56.3%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 14 assists in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Pacific allowed the other team to shoot 35.4% from the field on 23 out of 65 shooting. Northern Arizona earned 13 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Additionally, Northern Arizona had 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Northern Arizona finished the game at 64.3% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 14 tries. They converted 5 of their 30 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 16 and Northern Arizona accounted for 14 personal fouls.

Elias Ralph is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and snagged 11 rebounds. He walked away with 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Pacific will enter this contest with a mark of 3-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 77.8 pts per game (198th in college basketball) while hitting 48.3% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 30.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (29 of 94) and 64.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Pacific is pulling down 43.4 boards per game and has accounted for 84 dimes for the year, which is 2nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 19.4 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They relinquish 18.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 56th in college hoops in points per game allowed (61.8). The Tigers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 34.7% (104 of 300) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 260th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 45 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 65-49 against Troy. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Arkansas allowed Troy to collect 32 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 15.8% from three-point range by shooting 3 of 19 and ended up shooting 4 of 7 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Razorbacks permitted Troy to convert 21 of their 55 tries from the floor which left them shooting 38.2% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Razorbacks shot 24 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Arkansas made 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to bury 7 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. Troy earned 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 16 steals in this game. The Razorbacks were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this matchup.

Adou Thiero ended up having an impact for the Razorbacks in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 15 for this game giving him a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 2-1 this season. The Razorbacks commit 13.7 fouls every game and they go 65.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per contest (276th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. Arkansas has earned 208 pts on the season (69.3 per game) and they snag 34.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Razorbacks are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 167th in the nation.

The Arkansas defense gives up 27.1% on shots from distance (19 of 70) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 10.7 dimes and 32.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 106th and 115th in the nation. The Razorbacks are ranked 43rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.3. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (158th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas

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