Arkansas Razorbacks vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

Madison Square Garden is the site where the Michigan Wolverines (8-1) will attempt to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2) on Tuesday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced off with UTSA and walked away with a win by a score of 75-60 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Razorbacks left the arena with 7 and UTSA finished the game with 17 fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 24 attempts from downtown. UTSA finished the game shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 5 tries. Moreover, UTSA pulled down 22 boards (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UTSA totaled 7 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Concerning defense, Arkansas allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 24 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Razorbacks converted 14 of 19 shots for a percentage of 73.7%. Arkansas walked away from the game with a 52.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 53) and converted 5 of their 15 3-point attempts.

Adou Thiero is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He was able to score 26 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins played and collected 10 rebounds. He finished the game at 80.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Arkansas enters this game with a record of 7-2 for the season. They currently have an average of 79.4 points per outing (102nd in D-1) while connecting on 50.1% from the field. The Razorbacks are shooting 36.2% on three-point shots (71 of 196) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Arkansas is collecting 35.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 133 dimes this season, which ranks 177th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a group they commit 14.0 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Razorbacks are able to force 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They give up 30.4% from 3-point land and they are 37th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (64.2). The Razorbacks are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.4% (213 of 527) and they surrender 31.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 57th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 99 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Michigan Wolverines took home the win by a final score of 85-83 against Iowa. The Wolverines recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Iowa earned 18 fouls for this game which took the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.3%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Michigan knocked down 4 of 20 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolverines shot 32 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.2%. The Wolverines allowed Iowa to make 32 of 77 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.6% for the matchup. They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 17 from the charity stripe (58.8%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Michigan permitted Iowa to pull down 27 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Vladislav Goldin pitched in for the Wolverines for the game. He earned 20 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game. He buried 6 out of 8 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Michigan has a mark of 8-1 this season. The Wolverines commit 16.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 68.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.1 times per contest (39th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per contest. Michigan has accumulated 718 points so far this year (79.8 per game) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wolverines are shooting 49.6% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in Division 1.

The Michigan defense gives up 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (57 of 196) and opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 8.3 dimes and 32.8 boards per contest, which is 4th and 100th in those categories. The Wolverines on the defensive side of the court are 28th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.1. They have forced 15.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.3% from the field (11th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan

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