SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Arkansas

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The LSU Tigers visit the Arkansas Razorbacks on Wednesday in Fayetteville 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

LSU scores an average of 72.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 62.2 points per contest. Arkansas scores an average of 77.5 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.4 points per contest.

This is another important game with significant post-season tournament seeding ramifications. Those who enjoy partaking in sports betting should be excited about this contest. LSU looks like a team that can make the Big Dance, however, with an 8-8 conference record, a loss at Arkansas means the best their final conference record could be is 9-9. That is dangerous waters for a team trying to make the NCAA. Arkansas has been on a roll in the SEC since its league opening stunning home loss to Vanderbilt. The Hogs still have a chance to win the SEC regular-season championship. However, they need to defeat LSU and then win at Tennessee in the regular-season finale. An Auburn loss versus to either Mississippi State or South Carolina or would also be required. In the unlikely event that Auburn losses both those games, Arkansas could be the conference champions outright. However, Kentucky and Tennessee are also in the mix to finish first in the SEC.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
LSU	0.440	0.327	0.709	12.46	+3.29	11.11	4.21	12.61	14.75
Arkansas	0.441	0.313	0.746	11.39	+4.68	7.96	4.18	14.39	12.39
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
LSU	0.383	0.280	37.89	34.61	0.34	+10.64	6.71	72.8	62.2
Arkansas	0.408	0.323	38.89	34.21	0.31	+10.14	6.46	77.5	67.4

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– 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 3PT%– 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.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s 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	27	181	61	81	504	18.7
5. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	159	22	105	445	16.5
14. Days, Darius	LSU	27	132	57	35	356	13.2

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
4. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	159	301	0.528
11. Notae, JD	Ark	27	181	432	0.419

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
4. Notae, JD	Ark	27	61	2.26
6. Days, Darius	LSU	27	57	2.11

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
4. Lykes, Chris	Ark	28	87	101	0.861
9. Pinson, Xavier	LSU	22	59	75	0.787
10. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	28	95	121	0.785
11. Gaines, Eric	LSU	28	85	109	0.780
14. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	105	137	0.766
15. Notae, JD	Ark	27	81	107	0.757

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
2. Williams, Jaylin	Ark	28	44	224	268	9.57
6. Days, Darius	LSU	27	53	159	212	7.85
9. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	66	120	186	6.89

LSU vs. Arkansas Basketball Series History

Arkansas leads 38-33

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 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 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	65	LSU	58
1/19/2022	LSU	67	Alabama	70
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Texas A&M	64	LSU	70
1/29/2022	LSU	68	TCU	77
2/1/2022	Ole Miss	76	LSU	72
2/5/2022	LSU	66	Vanderbilt	75
2/8/2022	LSU	76	Texas A&M	68
2/12/2022	Mississippi State	65	LSU	69
2/16/2022	Georgia	65	LSU	84
2/19/2022	LSU	75	South Carolina	77
2/23/2022	LSU	66	Kentucky	71
2/26/2022	Missouri	55	LSU	75
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

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	65	LSU	58
1/18/2022	South Carolina	59	Arkansas	75
1/22/2022	Texas A&M	73	Arkansas	76
1/26/2022	Arkansas	64	Ole Miss	55
1/29/2022	West Virginia	68	Arkansas	77
2/2/2022	Arkansas	99	Georgia	73
2/5/2022	Mississippi State	55	Arkansas	63
2/8/2022	Auburn	80	Arkansas	76
2/12/2022	Arkansas	67	Alabama	68
2/15/2022	Arkansas	76	Missouri	57
2/19/2022	Tennessee	48	Arkansas	58
2/22/2022	Arkansas	82	Florida	74
2/26/2022	Kentucky	73	Arkansas	75
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Injuries and Suspensions

LSU

[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)

Arkansas

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

LSU-Arkansas Prediction

Arkansas 74, LSU 70

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Arkansas

Team Statistical Comparison

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