The No. 3 seed Arkansas Razorbacks (22-6) and the No. 15 seed Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (16-10) play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with a ticket to the Elite 8 of the South Region bracket up for grabs on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, starting at 7:25 PM ET. Arkansas is an 11.5-point favorite in the matchup.
In their last game, the Razorbacks picked up a 68-66 win over Texas Tech and covered the 1.5-point spread as underdogs . The teams went under the 140.5 point total set by sportsbooks. Justin Smith totaled a team-high 20 points in the victory on Sunday.
Kevin Obanor led the way for the Golden Eagles with a team-high 28 points last time out as they picked up a 81-78 win over Florida and covered the 9-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to go over the 149.5 point total set for the matchup.
Oral Roberts at Arkansas: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 4 PM ET on March 27, 2021.
- Money line: Oral Roberts +450 (bet $100 to win $450) | Arkansas -650 (bet $650 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oral Roberts +11.5 (-110) | Arkansas -11.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 157.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Arkansas: Three things to know
- Moses Moody leads the Razorbacks scoring 17.1 points per game. Moody paces the squad with a team-high 1.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The 82 points per game the Razorbacks record are 6.3 more points than the Golden Eagles give up (75.7).
- When Arkansas totals more than 75.7 points, it is 13-0 against the spread and 16-2 overall.
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Oral Roberts: Three things to know
- Max Abmas leads the Golden Eagles in points and assists. He scores 24.6 points per game while adding 3.9 assists. Abmas averages 3.6 made threes per game to pace the team.
- The Golden Eagles score an average of 81.5 points per game, 11.1 more points than the 70.4 the Razorbacks allow.
- Oral Roberts has compiled a 17-7 overall record and a 15-0 ATS record in games where it scores more than 70.4 points.
Oral Roberts at Arkansas: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Arkansas 84, Oral Roberts 71
Money line
The model and MGM are in agreement that the Arkansas Razorbacks are favored.
Against the spread (ATS)
The MGM line for this game has the Razorbacks favored by 11.5, while the model predicts they’ll win by slightly more (13.4 points).
Over/Under (O/U)
The model projects a total 2.5 points lower than the one set by MGM for this matchup.
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