Troy vs AR-Little Rock 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans (7-14) vs. Troy Trojans (17-7)
February 12, 2022 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Troy Trojans -14.5 ; Over/Under: 135.5
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The Little Rock Trojans and the Troy Trojans meet Saturday in college basketball action from Trojan Arena. Little Rock played South Alabama in their last appearance on Thursday. In that one the Trojans lost in a blowout. As for Troy, they matched up against Arkansas State in their Thursday game. The Trojans would end up eking out a two-point win in that matchup. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Little Rock hit a 6-8 run in their first 14 games, but were only able to play three times between December 11 and January 20. After that came a 1-5 stretch with losses to Texas State, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Louisiana and UL Monroe.
In the South Alabama game on Thursday, Little Rock was outscored 25-42 in the first half and 21-35 from there in a rough 77-46 blowout defeat. The team’s only double-digit scorer was Isaiah Palermo with 16 points and three boards.
Over on the Troy side, they started the year at 13-5 with losses to Butler, North Dakota, Florida, SE Louisiana and UT Arlington along the way. After two more losses the Trojans took out South Alabama, Georgia State and Georgia Southern in their next trio.
Matched up against Arkansas State on Thursday, Troy was down 29-35 heading into the break. The Trojans rallied on a 50-42 run from there in a 79-77 comeback victory. Efe Odigie led the way on 19 points and Desmond Williams notched 18 points.
Troy is 6-2 ATS in their last eight Saturday games and 5-1 ATS in the last six after an ATS loss. The under is 7-3 in Troy’s last 10 overall.
Meanwhile, Little Rock is 6-19-1 ATS in their last 26 road games and 14-34-3 ATS in their last 51 overall. Little Rock is 3-1-1 ATS in their last five Saturday games.
PICK: I’m going to stay with Troy here. Troy has been pretty solid during this four-game win streak, even though the Arkansas State game was a close escape. Troy hasn’t been overly impressive on the scoreboard lately but they shouldn’t have to be here. Little Rock has scored 57 points or fewer in four of their last five games and probably won’t put up a major offensive press in this one. Troy should have the inside track on a cover.
