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The UTSA Roadrunners (3-4) and Arkansas Razorbacks (6-2) meet Saturday. Tip-off from Bud Walton Arena is set for 2 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the UTSA vs. Arkansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
UTSA was handed an 82-74 OT loss Tuesday by the St. Mary’s Gaels while covering as a 23-point underdog. The Roadrunners held St. Mary’s to just 14.3% shooting from 3-point range in the loss, but their downfall was allowing a whopping 31 points at the free-throw line to the Gaels.
Arkansas escaped with a 76-73 win over the Miami Hurricanes Tuesday as a 4.5-point favorite. The Razorbacks shot a very efficient 47.8% from deep en route to outscoring Miami 44-33 in the second half of Tuesday’s contest to complete the comeback win. Arkansas has allowed fewer than 75 points in all of its 6 wins this year.
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UTSA at Arkansas odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds Lines last updated at 1:05 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): UTSA +1350 (bet $100 to win $1,350) | Arkansas -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UTSA +20.5 (-115) | Arkansas -20.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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UTSA at Arkansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Arkansas 92, UTSA 70
Moneyline
PASS.
Arkansas will pick up the win and cover here as a -5000 favorite, but the Razorbacks are not worth the risk of backing here as betting on a favorite this heavy is never wise. Pass here, and bet on the spread and/or O/U instead.
Against the spread
LEAN ARKANSAS -20.5 (-105).
Arkansas is the much better team on both sides of the ball, and its defense that holds opponents to 64.8 ppg will be crucial to the blowout win here.
UTSA is also 0-3 on the road so far this season and is terrible defensively, allowing 79 points per game, so Arkansas should be able to blowout the Roadrunners here.
This is a lean because Arkansas is only 2-5-1 ATS this season.
Over/Under
BET OVER 155.5 (-110).
The Over has hit in all of UTSA’s last 4 games and is 6-1 for the Roadrunners this season. The Over is also 3-2 in Arkansas’ last 5 games.
Arkansas scores 80 points per game, nothing special for the SEC or for a team that was ranked not long ago, but combined with UTSA’s 77 points per game average and UTSA’s bad defense that will allow the Razorbacks to score at will, and you see that the Over is a safe bet.
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