The Pacific Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks meet Monday in college basketball action from Bud Walton Arena. Here’s an Arkansas vs Pacific prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Arkansas vs Pacific pick.
Pacific Tigers Betting Preview
The Tigers have been busy so far this year, with a whopping five games in the books already. Pacific took wins in their first trio, taking out Jessup, San Jose State and Life Pacific in that time. Since then it’s been losses to Hawaii, and Northern Arizona.
In Thursday’s game versus Northern Arizona, the Tigers took a 30-24 deficit into the second half. Pacific got better from there but still lost a tough one 60-57. Elias Ralph led the team on a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Preview
Over on the Arkansas side, they got past Lipscomb pretty easily in their opener this year. The Razorbacks ran into a tough Baylor team on the road in game two however, and lost 72-67. Game three was a sizable win over Troy, though.
In the Trojans matchup on Wednesday, the Razorbacks were in trouble at halftime with a 27-26 deficit. Arkansas woke up in the second half however, notching 39 more points in a 65-49 win. Adou Thiero (seven rebounds) and Boogie Fland (seven assists) each had 19 points.
Why the Arkansas Razorbacks will win
- Arkansas has won 44 of its last 45 games against non-Conference opponents at Bud Walton Arena.
- Pacific has lost 18 of its last 19 night games.
- Arkansas has won the first half in 45 of its last 52 games against non-Conference opponents at Bud Walton Arena.
Why the Pacific Tigers will win
- Arkansas has lost each of its last four games at Bud Walton Arena following a home win.
- Pacific has won the first half in five of its last six games against non-Conference opponents.
Arkansas vs Pacific Prediction
I’ll probably just stay with Arkansas. I’d like to see a much better start than the Razorbacks produced versus Troy, though. In that one Arkansas ended up shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from outside. That said, the Razorbacks were outmuscled on the boards 37-30 (13-9 offensive) and had 14 turnovers. It wasn’t a great effort overall, but the W still came.
As for Pacific, they’re going to have their hands full in this one. The Tigers have scored a combined 123 points over their last two outings and I don’t see them cracking 70 here unless it’s a one-sided Razorbacks blowout from the beginning. That said, all the pressure is on Arkansas here.