Arkansas vs. N.C. A&T betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-9) are heavy, 29.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a seven-game losing streak when they visit the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Bud Walton Arena. The game airs at 2:30 PM ET on SEC Network. The matchup has an over/under set at 159.5 points.

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Arkansas Cover -29.5 vs N.C. A&T -114

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Arkansas vs. N.C. A&T betting lines

  • Arkansas moneyline odds to win: -50000
  • N.C. A&T moneyline odds to win: +4000
  • Spread: Arkansas (-29.5)
  • Total: 159.5

Arkansas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Arkansas performed worse at home, covering seven times in 17 home games, and five times in nine road games.
  • The Razorbacks exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (88.2%) than games on the road (55.6%) last season.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Razorbacks were 66th in the nation offensively (77.8 points scored per game) and 13th-worst defensively (79.8 points allowed).
  • On the glass, Arkansas was 223rd in college basketball in rebounds (31.4 per game) last year. It was 263rd in rebounds allowed (32.9 per game).
  • At 11.7 assists per game last season, the Razorbacks were 296th in college basketball.

Arkansas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 29.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-0 (Home: 6-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.9 (ninth in nation) 41.4 (99th) 32.2 (235th) 27.7 (46th) 15.6 (93rd) 12.3 (247th)

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N.C. A&T statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, N.C. A&T has a lower winning percentage at home (.000, 0-3-0 record) than on the road (.625, 5-3-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Aggies’ games have finished above the over/under at home (33.3%, one of three) than away (87.5%, seven of eight).
  • The Aggies’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and on the road it is .125 (1-7).

Last season stats

  • The Aggies found it difficult to produce points last year, ranking 18th-worst in college basketball with 65.6 points per game. They did better on defense, ranking 328th by allowing 77.9 points per contest.
  • N.C. A&T played poorly in terms of rebounding last season, ranking 13th-worst in the country in boards per game (28.3) and -1-worst in rebounds allowed per game (37.3).
  • The Aggies delivered just 10.2 assists per contest, which ranked ninth-worst in college basketball.

N.C. A&T betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-3-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 7-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (295th in nation) 44.7 (258th) 32.3 (229th) 37.5 (356th) 12.1 (304th) 10.3 (67th)
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