The No. 21 Texas Tech Red Raiders (17-10) visit the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks (22-6) after losing three straight road games. The Red Raiders are favored by just 1 point in the contest, which starts this Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 6:10 PM ET. The over/under is set at 141 for the matchup. Below, we analyze the Arkansas-Texas Tech match up with college basketball betting odds and lines, picks and predictions.
The Red Raiders were led by 16 points from Mac McClung in a 65-53 victory against Utah State on Friday. They covered the spread in the contest and the teams combined to go under the 128.5-point over/under.
Justin Smith led the way for the Razorbacks with a team-high 29 points last time out as they picked up a 85-68 win over Colgate and covered the 8.5-point spread as favorites. The teams combined to hit the under on the 161 point total set for the matchup.
Texas Tech at Arkansas: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 11:20 AM ET on March 21, 2021.
- Money line: Texas Tech -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Arkansas +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Texas Tech -1 (-110) | Arkansas +1 (-110)
- Over/Under: 141 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Texas Tech: Three things to know
- McClung leads the Red Raiders in scoring, racking up 15.8 points per game. Kyler Edwards paces the squad with a team-high 1.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The 72.8 points per game the Red Raiders put up are only 2.2 more points than the Razorbacks give up (70.6).
- Texas Tech is 12-4 overall and 7-0 against the spread when scoring more than 70.6 points.
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Arkansas: Three things to know
- Moses Moody leads the Razorbacks in scoring, racking up 17.2 points per game. Moody leads the squad with a team-high 1.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The Razorbacks score an average of 82.5 points per game, 19.5 more points than the 63 the Red Raiders allow to opponents.
- Arkansas has compiled a 22-5 overall record and an 18-0 ATS record in games where it scores more than 63 points.
Texas Tech at Arkansas: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Arkansas 75, Texas Tech 70
Money line
The model prefers the Razorbacks to win, disagreeing with BetMGM’s money line favorite.
Against the spread (ATS)
While MGM has the Red Raiders winning by one, the model has the Razorbacks taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (5.7 points). Take the Razorbacks.
Over/Under (O/U)
The MGM point total for this matchup is just 3.4 points lower than the model projection.
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