The Arkansas Razorbacks and Kentucky Wildcats will play Tuesday at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Tip-off from Lexington, KY, is at 9:00 p.m. ET. UK is a 4.5-point spread favorite and the game total is 140.5 points.
Arkansas, 16-7 SU and 11-11-1 ATS, beat South Carolina on Saturday. The Razorbacks are 4-1 in their past five and 5-5 in Southeastern Conference competition.
Kentucky, 16-7 SU and 10-12-1 ATS, beat Florida on Saturday. The Wildcats are 4-1 in their past five and 7-3 in SEC play.
Arkansas defeated Kentucky 75-73 in their lone meeting last season. The Wildcats are 31-13 versus the Razorbacks since 1949-50.
Arkansas survived on the road versus USC last game, giving the Razorbacks a .500 record in SEC play. Can they go on a run over the final stretch to reclaim the momentum they had earlier this season?
The Razorbacks shot 47.3 percent from the field in their win over the Gamecocks, as senior forward Jalen Graham (5.6 PPG) led the way with 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting off the bench. It was Arkansas' first true road win of the season. The Razorbacks took their biggest lead at 47-35 with 14:05 left to play, but the Gamecocks didn't go down easily. Arkansas regained the lead with 2:53 remaining and finished strong, earning a 65-63 win.
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— Arkansas Razorbacks Men's Basketball ?? (@RazorbackMBB) February 4, 2023
Arkansas averages 74.4 points (124th) and shoots 47.4 percent from the field (41st), including 30.6 percent from long range (329th). It converts 69.7 percent of its foul shots (242nd) and averages 33.2 rebounds (122nd) with a +4.6 rebounding margin. The Razorbacks are 66th in KenPom's schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 112th in effective field goal percentage (51.7%).
Junior guard Ricky Council IV leads Arkansas in scoring, averaging 17.0 points per game on 45.8 percent shooting. Other Razorbacks to watch are freshman guard Anthony Black (12.5 PPG, 5.3 RPG, and 4.0 APG), junior guard Davonte Davis (11.0 PPG and 4.2 RPG), and freshman guard Jordan Walsh (7.3 PPG and 4.0 RPG).
Arkansas gives up 65.2 points per game (59th), and its opponents shoot 40.9 percent from the field (48th), including 31.4 percent from three (68th). It's 13th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 81st in adjusted tempo, and 184th in ass ist-per-turnover ratio.
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