The 9th seed Seton Hall Pirates face the 8th seed Arkansas Razorbacks in a South Region first round NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina Friday March 17th at 1:30 PM ET. Arkansas was made the betting choice for this game currently on the board as a -1 point spread favorite. The O/U line is listed at 146.5 points up 1 point from its opener.
Seton Hall is coming off a 55-53 loss to a ranked Villanova team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 10.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 108, which was well under the closing line of 135.5. The Pirates have covered the spread in their last three games and three of their last four games the total has gone under. Seton Hall had won five straight games before the loss to Villanova.
Arkansas is coming off an 82-65 loss to a ranked Kentucky team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 7.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 147, which was under the closing line of 156. The Razorbacks have failed to cover the spread in two of their last three games and in five of their last six games, including their last three, the total has gone under. Arkansas had won three straight games before the loss to Kentucky.
Offensively, Seton Hall is putting up 73.3 points per game on a 45% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Pirates are allowing 70.2 points per game on a 43.2% FG average.
Arkansas is putting up 80.2 points per game on a 46.1% FG average, which ranks 17th in the nation. On defense the Razorbacks are allowing 73.8 points per game on a 42% FG average.
These teams last met in the 2010 season where Arkansas beat Seton Hall 71-62.
Seton Hall Pirates at Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Trends
- Seton Hall is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
- The Pirates are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games.
- The game total has gone under in 4 of Seton Hall’s last 6 games.
- Arizona is 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games.
- The Razorbacks are 8-2 straight up in their last 10 games overall.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Seton Hall and Arizona have the public leaning to the Pirates getting the point with 59%. The over/under bettors are leaning to this game going over the posted total line of 145.5 with just 52% on board.
