Arkansas Razorbacks vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Food City Center is the location where the Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) will try to beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-2) on Saturday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced Oakland and walked away with a win by a score of 92-62 in their last contest. Arkansas finished the game with a 60.3% FG percentage (35 out of 58) and buried 10 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Razorbacks buried 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 32 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defense, Arkansas allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 24 out of 60 shooting. Oakland recorded 9 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Oakland grabbed 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oakland ended up shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 18 attempts. They also knocked down 2 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Razorbacks ended up finishing with 15 and Oakland finished the game with 13 fouls.

Boogie Fland is one player who was a factor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and totaled 6 dimes. He played 36 minutes played and also snagged 2 boards. He was able to score 24 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Arkansas will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 11-2 on the year. They are averaging 82.5 pts per contest (54th in the nation) while shooting 51.5% from the field. The Razorbacks are connecting on 36.8% on three-point shots (105 of 285) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Arkansas is snagging 36.2 boards per contest and has racked up 219 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 76th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Razorbacks have forced 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 28.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 48th in the country in opponents points per game (65.5). The Razorbacks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.8% (316 of 775) and they concede 31.1 boards per game as a team. They rank 42nd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 141 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 67-52 against Norfolk State. Regarding attacking the glass, Tennessee allowed Norfolk State to collect 25 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 15.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 2 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 8 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Volunteers allowed Norfolk State to make 22 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Volunteers walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6%. Regarding 3-pointers, Tennessee converted 8 of 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Norfolk State earned 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Volunteers recorded 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Chaz Lanier ended up having an impact for the Volunteers for this contest. He tallied 24 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 18 in the matchup for a rate of 44.4%, and added 2 rebounds.

Tennessee has a mark of 13-0 for the campaign. The Volunteers commit 14.2 personal fouls per game and they go 75.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per game (55th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.8 times per game. Tennessee has totaled 1,041 points so far this year (80.1 per game) and they pull down 38.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Volunteers are shooting 48.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 40th in the nation.

The Volunteers are ranked 2nd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 56.2. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 34.7% from the field (2nd in college hoops). The Tennessee defense allows 24.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (86 of 350) and their opponents are making 72.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 8.5 dimes and 29.4 total boards per game, which ranks 3rd and 12th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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