The Troy Trojans (6-1) and No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1) square off in a Monday non-conference affair in Fayetteville. The opening tip at Bud Walton Arena is set for 8 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Troy vs. Arkansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Troy’s lone loss came against St. Thomas-Minnesota (78-76) on Nov. 18. The Trojans have won 2 blowout games since. Troy piled up 118 points in its last game (Wednesday vs. Southern-New Orleans) and its 86.0 points per game rank 16th in the nation.
The Razorbacks are back home after playing in the Nov. 21-23 Maui Invitational in Hawaii. They suffered their lone loss of the season in the middle game the tournament (90-87 Tuesday vs. Creighton), but they bounced back with an underdog (+1.5) overtime 78-74 win over No. 19 San Diego State on Wednesday.
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Troy at Arkansas odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:53 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board.
- Against the spread (ATS): Troy +18.5 (-105) | Arkansas -18.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Troy at Arkansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Arkansas 76, Troy 59
Moneyline
Not available.
Against the spread
Troy-and-the-points is a lean, but figure a lot of gray area — too much — with this contest being such a jump in class for a Trojans team that has played a weak schedule thus far.
PASS.
Over/Under
The Under is 5-1 in the Razorbacks’ last 6 home games. Troy’s 3-digit score should have UA’s attention in a game that does not figure to be rife with a lot of 3s or turnovers.
Travel-weary Arkansas may not be in for its best shooting night, so this game figures as more destined for a total in the mid-130s. BACK THE UNDER 140.5 (-110).
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