SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Arkansas at LSU

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The Arkansas Razorbacks visit the LSU Tigers on Saturday in Baton Rouge in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Arkansas scores an average of 80.1 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 71.9 points per contest. LSU scores an average of 76.9 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 56.4 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Arkansas	0.475	0.302	0.728	11.47	+5.93	7.87	4.20	15.80	15.80
LSU	0.473	0.323	0.728	12.67	+7.13	12.33	5.00	13.20	13.20
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Arkansas	0.440	0.366	38.07	32.13	0.32	+8.13	6.53	80.1	71.9
LSU	0.349	0.266	41.53	34.40	0.34	+20.53	7.07	76.9	56.4

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
2. Notae, JD	Ark	14	99	33	32	263	18.79
5. Eason, Tari	LSU	14	84	9	50	227	16.21
11. Days, Darius	LSU	15	78	37	22	215	14.33
Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
2. Eason, Tari	LSU	14	84	158	0.532
10. Days, Darius	LSU	15	78	183	0.426
12. Notae, JD	Ark	14	99	235	0.421
3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
4. Days, Darius	LSU	15	37	2.47
5. Notae, JD	Ark	14	33	2.36
Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
4. Lykes, Chris	Ark	15	66	77	0.857
9. Gaines, Eric	LSU	15	46	57	0.807
10. Eason, Tari	LSU	14	50	63	0.794
13. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	15	49	65	0.754
Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
4. Williams, Jaylin	Ark	15	26	101	127	8.47
6. Days, Darius	LSU	15	22	97	119	7.93
7. Eason, Tari	LSU	14	37	70	107	7.64
20. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	15	37	47	84	5.60

Arkansas vs. LSU Basketball Series History

LSU leads 38-33

Arkansas Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Stanley Umude	G	6′-6″	210	SR
1	JD Notae	G	6′-2″	190	SR
2	Khalen Robinson	G	6′-0″	180	SO
3	Trey Wade	F	6′-6″	220	SR
4	Davonte Davis	G	6′-4″	180	SO
5	Au’Diese Toney	G	6′-6″	205	SR
10	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-10″	240	SO
11	Chris Lykes	G	5′-7″	160	SR
13	Chance Moore	G	6′-5″	195	FR
14	Jaxson Robinson	G	6′-6″	185	SO
20	Kamani Johnson	F	6′-7″	235	JR
21	Cade Arbogast	G	6′-3″	170	SO
23	Connor Vanover	F	7′-3″	215	JR
45	Lawson Blake	F	6′-10″	225	FR

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Brandon Murray	G	6′-5″	214	FR
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	154	SR
2	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	150	SO
3	Alex Fudge	F	6′-8″	185	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	SR
5	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	206	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	166	SO
11	Justice Williams	G	6′-3″	170	FR
13	Tari Eason	F	6′-8″	216	SO
15	Efton Reid	C	6′-11″	238	FR
20	Jerrell Colbert	C	6′-10″	216	FR
21	Bradley Ezewiro	F	6′-8″	246	FR
22	Spencer Mays	G	6′-3″	196	JR
24	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	220	JR
25	Adam Benhayoune	F	6′-5″	230	FR
30	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	214	JR
44	Adam Miller	G	6′-2″	185	SO

Arkansas Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Mercer	61	Arkansas	74
11/13/2021	Gardner-Webb	69	Arkansas	86
11/17/2021	Northern Iowa	80	Arkansas	93
11/22/2021	Arkansas	72	Kansas State	64
11/23/2021	Cincinnati	67	Arkansas	73
11/28/2021	Pennsylvania	60	Arkansas	76
12/1/2021	C Arkansas	60	Arkansas	97
12/4/2021	Little Rock	78	Arkansas	93
12/7/2021	Charlotte	66	Arkansas	86
12/11/2021	Arkansas	66	Oklahoma	88
12/18/2021	Hofstra	89	Arkansas	81
12/21/2021	Elon	55	Arkansas	81
12/29/2021	Arkansas	68	Mississippi State	81
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	Arkansas	81	Texas A&M	86
1/12/2022	Missouri	87	Arkansas	43
1/15/2022	Arkansas		LSU
1/18/2022	South Carolina		Arkansas
1/22/2022	Texas A&M		Arkansas
1/26/2022	Arkansas		Ole Miss
1/29/2022	West Virginia		Arkansas
2/2/2022	Arkansas		Georgia
2/5/2022	Mississippi State		Arkansas
2/8/2022	Auburn		Arkansas
2/12/2022	Arkansas		Alabama
2/15/2022	Arkansas		Missouri
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Arkansas		Florida
2/26/2022	Kentucky		Arkansas
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UL Monroe	39	LSU	101
11/12/2021	Texas State	59	LSU	84
11/15/2021	Liberty	58	LSU	74
11/18/2021	McNeese	46	LSU	85
11/22/2021	Belmont	53	LSU	83
11/26/2021	Penn State	63	LSU	68
11/27/2021	LSU	75	Wake Forest	61
12/1/2021	Ohio	51	LSU	66
12/11/2021	LSU	69	Georgia Tech	53
12/14/2021	N’Western St	49	LSU	89
12/18/2021	LSU	66	Louisiana Tech	57
12/22/2021	Lipscomb	60	LSU	95
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/12/2022	LSU	64	Florida	58
1/15/2022	Arkansas		LSU
1/19/2022	LSU		Alabama
1/22/2022	LSU		Tennessee
1/26/2022	Texas A&M		LSU
1/29/2022	LSU		TCU
2/1/2022	Ole Miss		LSU
2/5/2022	LSU		Vanderbilt
2/8/2022	LSU		Texas A&M
2/12/2022	Mississippi State		LSU
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

Injuries and Suspensions

Arkansas

None reported.

LSU

[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)
[G] 01/12/2022 – Xavier Pinson is “?” (Knee)

Source: statfox.com

Arkansas-LSU Prediction

LSU 79, Arkansas 71

Saturday‘s game tips off at 2:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Arkansas at LSU

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding