Tennessee Volunteers (17-6) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (12-11)
February 14, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arkansas Razorbacks +9; Over/Under: +150.5
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The Tennessee Volunteers and the Arkansas Razorbacks meet in college basketball action from the Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday night. Can Arkansas spring the upset at home? Or will Tennessee pick up the win on the road? Let’s dive in and find out with our Tennessee vs. Arkansas Prediction.
Tennessee Team Preview
The Tennessee Volunteers come into this one looking to bounce back from an 85-69 loss to Texas A&M last time out. Dalton Knecht leads the Volunteers in scoring with 20.3 PPG and 4.8 RPG while Jonas Aidoo has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Vols on the glass up to this point in the year. Zakai Zeigler has 11 PPG with a team-high 5.6 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Tennessee as the Vols’ leading assist man. Josiah-Jordan James also has 9 PPG and 6.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 79.5 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 74.2% from the foul line this season.
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Arkansas Team Preview
The Arkansas Razorbacks come into this one looking to build on a 78-75 win over Georgia last time out. Tramon Mark leads the Hogs in scoring with 17.6 PPG while Khalif Battle has 10.2 PPG with 2.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Arkansas up to this point in the year. Trevon Brazile has 8.9 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Hogs on the glass while Davonte Davis has 2.2 APG as well to lead Arkansas in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, Arkansas is averaging 76 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three and 71.8% from the foul line this season.
Tennessee vs. Arkansas Prediction
I’m on Arkansas here. I’m not rushing to bet this game because Arkansas has been so disappointing this season, but this just feels like do or die for Arkansas as they’re running out of time to get their act together. There’s off-court issues for this team, but I think Arkansas does enough to work through them and bag themselves at least a cover here.
