The No. 4 seed Arkansas Razorbacks (25-8) and the No. 13 seed Vermont Catamounts (28-5) will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 9:20 PM. Arkansas is favored by 5.5 points in the matchup. Here’s everything you need to know about this 4-13 matchup when filling out your brackets.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Arkansas has a 20-14-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Vermont, who is 16-13-0 ATS. The Razorbacks are 21-13-0 and the Catamounts are 15-14-0 in terms of hitting the over. The teams combine to score 151.8 points per game, 12.3 more points than this matchup’s total. Arkansas is 6-4-0 against the spread and 6-4 overall in its past 10 contests, while Vermont has gone 7-3-0 against the spread and 9-1 overall.
To prepare for this matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s college basketball action.
Vermont at Arkansas odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Arkansas -5.5
- Total: 139.5
- Moneyline: Arkansas -224, Vermont +181
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Vermont at Arkansas odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Arkansas 72, Vermont 68
Moneyline
- The Razorbacks have put together a 23-6 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 79.3% of those games).
- Arkansas has a 17-4 record (winning 81% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -224 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Razorbacks a 69.1% chance to win.
- This season, the Catamounts have been the underdog three times and won one of those games.
- This season, Vermont has won one of its three games when it’s the underdog by at least +181 on the moneyline.
- The Catamounts have a 35.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- The Razorbacks average 76.9 points per game, 16.6 more points than the 60.3 the Catamounts give up.
- Arkansas is 18-12 against the spread and 23-7 overall when scoring more than 60.3 points.
- Vermont is 14-12 against the spread and 25-5 overall when allowing fewer than 76.9 points.
- The Catamounts’ 74.9 points per game are 6.4 more points than the 68.5 the Razorbacks give up.
- When it scores more than 68.5 points, Vermont is 12-6 against the spread and 20-1 overall.
- Arkansas’ record is 16-5 against the spread and 20-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 74.9 points.
- The Razorbacks have totaled 277 more points than their opponents this season (8.4 per game on average), and the Catamounts have scored 483 more points than their opponents (14.6 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Razorbacks’ average implied point total this season is the same as their implied total in Thursday’s game (77.5 points).
- This season, Arkansas has scored more than 73 points in a game 24 times.
- The Catamounts’ implied point total in this matchup (67 points) equals the team’s season average.
- This year, Vermont has put up more than 67 points in a game 20 times.
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