Arkansas-Little Rock vs Appalachian State 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Appalachian State Mountaineers (17-12) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans (8-16)
February 23, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans +7.5 / Appalachian State Mountaineers -7.5; Over/Under: -131.5
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The Appalachian State Mountaineers and Little Rock Trojans meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Jack Stephens Center. The Appalachian State Mountaineers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Little Rock Trojans need a win after losing 10 of their last 13 games.
The Appalachian State Mountaineers are averaging 66.6 points on 41.5 percent shooting and allowing 62.3 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Adrian Delph is averaging 17.2 points and 1.8 assists, while Donovan Gregory is averaging 10.8 points and 5.7 rebounds. Michael Almonacy is dishing 3.1 assists and Justin Forrest is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Appalachian State Mountaineers are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the free throw line. The Appalachian State Mountaineers are allowing 29.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
The Little Rock Trojans are averaging 67.1 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 73.4 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Nikola Maric is averaging 14.6 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Isaiah Palermo is averaging 11.7 points and 4.3 rebounds. Marko Lukic is the third double-digit scorer and DeAntoni Gordon is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Little Rock Trojans are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Little Rock Trojans are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.3 rebounds per game.
The Mountaineers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Trojans are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games and 15-36-3 ATS in their last 54 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Mountaineers last 4 overall. The under is 6-2 in Trojans last 8 overall.
The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans are a bad team that’s getting worse, losing their last five games by an average of 12.6 points while allowing 48.1 percent shooting from the field. Arkansas-Little Rock is also 6-14-1 against the spread on the season. The Appalachian State Mountaineers have issues of their own, but nothing is compared to what Little Rock is going through. I’ll lay the chalk.
