A Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup between the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-3) and No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks (27-8) will determine one of the squads heading to the West Regional Region bracket final when it tips off on Thursday at Chase Center, beginning at 7:09 PM. Bookmakers think Gonzaga will claim victory in this one, naming the as 8.5-point favorites.
Gonzaga’s record against the spread so far this season is 15-15-2, and Arkansas’ is 20-17-0. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Bulldogs are 14-18-0 and the Razorbacks are 22-15-0. The two teams combine to score 164 points per game, 9.5 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 contests, Gonzaga is 2-7-1 against the spread and 9-1 overall while Arkansas has gone 3-7-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
Before this college hoops showdown, here’s what you need to get ready for Thursday’s action.
Arkansas at Gonzaga odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Gonzaga -8.5
- Total: 154.5
- Moneyline: Gonzaga -390, Arkansas +299
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Arkansas at Gonzaga odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Gonzaga 80, Arkansas 69
Moneyline
- The Bulldogs have put together a 29-3 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 90.6% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -390 or shorter, Gonzaga has a record of 27-3 (90%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Bulldogs have an implied win probability of 79.6%.
- The Razorbacks have won two of the five games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Arkansas has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +299 moneyline set for this game.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 25.1% chance of a victory for the Razorbacks.
Against the spread
- The Bulldogs average 19.8 more points per game (87.8) than the Razorbacks allow (68).
- Gonzaga has a 13-8-2 record against the spread and a 23-2 record overall when putting up more than 68 points.
- Arkansas is 19-10 against the spread and 24-5 overall when giving up fewer than 87.8 points.
- The Razorbacks score 10.2 more points per game (76.2) than the Bulldogs allow their opponents to score (66).
- When it scores more than 66 points, Arkansas is 15-11 against the spread and 20-6 overall.
- Gonzaga is 10-9-2 against the spread and 21-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 76.2 points.
- The Bulldogs have totaled 677 more points than their opponents this season (21.8 per game on average), and the Razorbacks have scored 286 more points than their opponents (8.2 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Bulldogs’ average implied point total this season is 5.6 more points than their implied total in Thursday’s game (87.6 implied points on average compared to 82 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Gonzaga has put up more than 82 points in 22 games.
- The 77.1-point average implied total on the season for the Razorbacks is equal to the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- So far this season, Arkansas has scored more than 73 points 25 times.
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How to watch Gonzaga vs. Arkansas
- Game Day: Thursday, March 24, 2022
- Game Time: 7:09 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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