PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* PRIMETIME PUNISHER >> *HOT* 13-5 L18 in College Hoops!
(NCAAB) LSU vs. Arkansas,
Point Spread: -12.50 | -106.00 Arkansas (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -12.50 | -106.00 Arkansas (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: LSU is 9-8 to open the season but just 1-5 in SEC play, as it visits Arkansas to take on the 14-4 Razorbacks, who are a modest 3-3 in SEC play.
LSU: The Tigers lost not just Ben Simmons (19.2-11.8-4.8) from last year's team but also quality guards Hornsby (13.1) and Quarteman (11.2). Blakeney (16.8) is the team's best plaer and fellow guard Sampson is averaging 10.6 PPG. The 6-10 Reath (13.6 & 6.1) is having a solid sophomore season but LSU allows 78.4 PPG, which ranks 300th in the nation.
Arkansas: Poor defensive play is not good when facing the Razorbacks, who average 81.1 PPG (37th). The Razorbacks also rank second in the SEC and 20th in the nation in free-throw percentage (76.0). Five guards see significant time, led by Macon (14.0) and Hannahs (13.9). Three others average between 6.1 and 10.0 PPG, with the 6-10 Kingsley (11.7 & 8.1) providing an inside presence.
The pick: The Razorbacks pulled out a 62-60 road win over Texas A&M on Tuesday to improve to 4-0 this season in games decided by four points or fewer. "We were fortunate to come out with a win," Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson told reporters afterward. "We know wins on the road are few and far between." Expect more of a margin here against LSU, which limps in on a four-game slide.It's not good news for LSU that Blakeney is playing through an ankle injury in the loss to Auburn. LSU has allowed 86.5 PPG in its six SEC games and that makes the high-scoring Razorbacks a 10* play.
LSU: The Tigers lost not just Ben Simmons (19.2-11.8-4.8) from last year's team but also quality guards Hornsby (13.1) and Quarteman (11.2). Blakeney (16.8) is the team's best plaer and fellow guard Sampson is averaging 10.6 PPG. The 6-10 Reath (13.6 & 6.1) is having a solid sophomore season but LSU allows 78.4 PPG, which ranks 300th in the nation.
Arkansas: Poor defensive play is not good when facing the Razorbacks, who average 81.1 PPG (37th). The Razorbacks also rank second in the SEC and 20th in the nation in free-throw percentage (76.0). Five guards see significant time, led by Macon (14.0) and Hannahs (13.9). Three others average between 6.1 and 10.0 PPG, with the 6-10 Kingsley (11.7 & 8.1) providing an inside presence.
The pick: The Razorbacks pulled out a 62-60 road win over Texas A&M on Tuesday to improve to 4-0 this season in games decided by four points or fewer. "We were fortunate to come out with a win," Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson told reporters afterward. "We know wins on the road are few and far between." Expect more of a margin here against LSU, which limps in on a four-game slide.It's not good news for LSU that Blakeney is playing through an ankle injury in the loss to Auburn. LSU has allowed 86.5 PPG in its six SEC games and that makes the high-scoring Razorbacks a 10* play.
