The 21st ranked South Carolina Gamecocks host the Arkansas Razorbacks in a SEC game that will take place at the Colonial Life Arena at 6:30 PM ET. The South Carolina Gamecocks hit the NCAA betting board as a -9.5 point spread favorite over the visiting Arkansas Razorbacks and we’ve seen some downward movement on thisa line to as low as -8 at some betting establishments. The total line has also been on the move hitting 145.5 after a 142 point opener.
Arkansas is coming off a 78-70 win over LSU in their last game where they covered the 5.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 148, which was under the closing line of 164.5. Previous to the LSU game the Razorbacks had failed to cover the spread in two straight games and in their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous three games the total went over. Arkansas had lost two straight games before their win over LSU.
South Carolina is coming off a 77-73 win over Mississippi State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 5.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 150, which was over the closing line of 139. The Gamecocks have failed to cover the spread in their last three games and in their last four games the total has gone over every time. Overall, South Carolina has won five of their last six games with their only loss in that span coming against Alabama previous to the Mississippi State game.
Offensively, Arkansas is putting up 80.1 points per game on a 46.1% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Razorbacks are allowing 74.2 points per game on a 42.5% FG average.
South Carolina is putting up 73.4 points per game on a 41.4% FG average. On defense the Gamecocks are allowing 63.1 points per game, which ranks 18th in the nation, on a 38.8% FG average, which ranks 10th in the nation.
Last season in the lone match up between these teams, which took place at Arkansas, the Gamecocks beat the Razorbacks 76-61.
Arkansas Razorbacks at South Carolina Gamecocks Betting Trends
- Arkansas is 8-17 straight up in their last 25 road games.
- The Razorbacks are 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games against the Gamecocks.
- The game total has gone under in 5 of Arkansas’s last 6 games against South Carolina.
- South Carolina is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games.
- The Gamecocks are 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games against the Razorbacks
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Arkansas and South Carolina have the public leaning to the visiting Razorbacks getting the 9.5 points with 65%. The over/under bettors are evenly split on whether this game will go over the posted total of 144.5 at 50% each.
