Arkansas Razorbacks vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: FOX

The Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0) are on their way to Breslin Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Michigan State Spartans (1-0).

The Arkansas Razorbacks played Southern and notched a win by a score of 109-77 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Razorbacks finished with 18 and Southern finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. Southern finished 45.8% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 24 attempts. In addition, Southern grabbed 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern distributed 10 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Arkansas allowed the other team to shoot 39.1% from the field on 27 out of 69 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 42 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Razorbacks buried 25 of 29 attempts for a rate of 86.2%. Arkansas walked away from the game with a 50.7% field goal percentage (37 of 73) and knocked down 10 out of their 28 shots from downtown.

Trevon Brazile is someone who played a role for this game. He totaled 25 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and totaled 11 rebounds. He ended up going 57.1% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Arkansas will play this contest with a mark of 1-0 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Arkansas is pulling down 45.0 boards per game and is sitting with 23 assists on the year, which ranks 106th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Razorbacks are shooting 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (10 of 28) and 86.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.0 pts per game (19th in D-1) while going 50.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Razorbacks are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They concede 44.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 254th in college in points per game allowed (77.0). The Razorbacks are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.1% (27 of 69) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 116th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 10 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan State Spartans took home the win by a final score of 80-69 against Colgate. The Spartans corralled 27 defensive boards and 19 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Colgate committed 25 personal fouls in the game which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 37 shots. They were able to make 24 of them for a clip of 64.9%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Michigan State made 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). In all, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 25 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.7%. The Spartans permitted Colgate to make 27 of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.4% for this contest. They went 37.9% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 11 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 4 out of 6 from the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Michigan State permitted Colgate to get 24 in all (3 offensive).

Jaxon Kohler was important for the Spartans for the contest. He converted 4 of 8 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 15 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 31 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists in this matchup.

Michigan State has a win-loss record of 1-0 on the year. The Spartans have committed 13.0 personal fouls every game and they go 64.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 18.0 times per contest (118th in college) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per game. Michigan State has accounted for 80 points for the campaign and they snag 47.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spartans are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which is ranked 256th in Division 1.

The Michigan State defense gives up 37.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (11 of 29) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.0 dimes and 25.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 248th and 51st in college hoops. The Spartans on defense are ranked 178th in college in points given up per game with 69.0. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (291st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan State

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