Florida Gators vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (11-4) welcome the Florida Gators (14-1) at Bud Walton Arena on Saturday.

The Florida Gators played Tennessee and notched a win by a score of 73-43 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Gators walked away with 19 and Tennessee accounted for 13 personal fouls. They buried 4 of their 29 attempts from 3-point land. Tennessee finished the contest at 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 25 attempts. Moreover, Tennessee collected 34 boards (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tennessee dished out 6 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Florida allowed the other team to shoot 21.4% from the floor on 12 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned a total of 49 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gators buried 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Florida ended the game having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (27 out of 68) and made 6 of their 20 three-point shots.

Alijah Martin is a player who was important for the contest. He finished the game at 42.9% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played 34 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He was able to score 18 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Florida heads into this game with a win-loss record of 14-1 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 87.3 points per contest (8th in D-1) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Gators are hitting 34.4% on 3-pointers (144 of 419) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida is pulling down 45.9 boards per game and has racked up 240 assists on the year, which is 96th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Gators are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They surrender 27.4% from 3-point land and they are 42nd in the country in opponents points per game (64.9). The Gators defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 37.4% (347 of 928) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 24th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 152 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home defeated by a final of 73-66 when they faced Ole Miss. The Razorbacks pulled down 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 2 steals for the contest. Ole Miss was called for 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.8%. In regard to three-point attempts, Arkansas converted 5 out of 23 tries (21.7%). When all was said and done, the Razorbacks finished the game shooting 22 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 37.3%. The Razorbacks permitted Ole Miss to convert 23 of their 50 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.0% in this matchup. They went 39.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 23 and ended up going 18 out of 28 from the free throw line (64.3%). When talking about rebounding, Arkansas allowed Ole Miss to grab 34 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Adou Thiero pitched in for the Razorbacks for this game. He tallied 17 points in his 28 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 9 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss mark of 11-4 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Razorbacks are shooting 49.8% from the field, which ranks 15th in the nation. Arkansas has scored 1,191 pts so far this season (79.4 per game) and they grab 35.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per game (78th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Razorbacks have committed 14.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.1% from the free throw line.

The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court are 66th in college in points allowed per contest with 66.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the field (75th in D-1). The Arkansas defense gives up 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (112 of 371) and opponents are making 69.0% of their foul shots. They give up 11.5 assists and 32.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 73rd and 96th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida

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