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No. 15 Arkansas will hit the street for the third time since convention play started with a visit to Nashville, Tenn., Saturday to face the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium.
Both groups have dropped their previous two video games to ranked groups. Arkansas misplaced to No. 21 Auburn final Saturday and No. 4 Alabama on Wednesday, whereas the Commodores fell at No. 20 Missouri final Saturday and at No. 5 Tennessee on Tuesday.
The Razorbacks have struggled to attain since SEC play began, whereas the Commodores are scoring above their season common in convention play to this point. While Arkansas is the favourite for Saturday’s matchup on paper, the SEC is a grind regardless of who you are taking part in.
Following Wednesday’s 84-69 loss to the Crimson Tide that put the Hogs at 1-3 in convention play, head coach Eric Musselman stated his group has a protracted solution to go.
“How we claw out of that is… We have a way more uphill battle than we did the final two years, I do know that for positive,” Musselman stated. “Much, far more uphill battle. There’s little question about it.”
Arkansas did go together with a brand new beginning lineup in opposition to Alabama by throwing Rhode Island switch Makhel Mitchell within the beginning 5 and bringing Ricky Council IV off the bench. Though the Hogs misplaced by 15, the change within the starters was one thing that appeared to work.
“I believed it labored out effectively,” Musselman stated. “They (had) a extremely large entrance line, in order that was a bit of little bit of the rationale. What we’ll do at Vanderbilt I do not know proper now. I imply, there’s a variety of stuff that I’m nonetheless attempting to resolve and search, if there’s one thing there, to attempt to determine. We’re attempting.”
The Commodores boast a 6-3 house document this season, whereas the Hogs are 0-2 on the street, each losses coming at LSU and at Auburn. Saturday’s recreation marks the beginning of a two-game street stretch for the Razorbacks, who will journey to Columbia, Mo., to tackle Missouri subsequent Wednesday.
Here are particulars on learn how to watch/hear, notes, projected lineups, stats, odds and extra for Saturday’s recreation between Arkansas and Vanderbilt:
Notes
~ This would be the 53rd assembly between Arkansas and Vanderbilt. All however 12 have come since Arkansas joined the SEC. The Razorbacks personal a 39-13 benefit within the sequence, together with a 28-12 margin in SEC conferences.
~ Arkansas is 8-8 versus the Commodores in Memorial Gym, together with an 8-7 mark in SEC video games. While Vanderbilt gained final 12 months’s assembly in Bud Walton Arena, Arkansas has gained 11 of the final 13 video games.
~ In an SEC scheduling quirk, Arkansas is taking part in at Vanderbilt for simply the fourth time since 2014-15 (12 conferences). Over the final 12 conferences with the Commodores, seven have been at Bud Walton Arena, three have been at Vandy’s Memorial Gym and two have been in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the SEC Tournament.
~ Arkansas’ first 4 SEC opponents (LSU, Missouri, Auburn and Alabama) have every gained no less than 12 video games and gained a mixed 52-10. That represents the most effective four-team mixture win complete any group has confronted thus far.
How to Watch/Listen
Who: No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks (12-4, 1-3 SEC) at Vanderbilt Commodores (8-8, 1-20 SEC)
When: Saturday – Jan. 14 – 1:00 pm (CT)
Where: Nashville, Tenn. – Memorial Gymnasium / Ingram Court
Television: ESPNU (Kevin Fitzgerald and Carolyn Peck)
Stream/Online: Watch ESPN
Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
Gameday Info and How to Listen Online/Mobile: Razorback Gameday App
Sirius/XM: 84 (Sirius) / 84 (XM) || SXM App: Channel 84
Projected Lineups
Arkansas
#0 – G Anthony Black – Fr., 6’7″, 198 lbs.
2022-23 Stats per recreation: 33.9 min, 12.0 factors, 5.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 steals, 3.0 turnovers, 0.6 blocks, 45.9 fg%, 30.4 3fg%
#4 – G Davonte Davis – Jr., 6’4″, 185 lbs.
2022-23 Stats per recreation: 30.9 min, 8.4 factors, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 turnovers, 0.2 blocks, 35.3 fg%, 21.4 3fg%
#1 – G Ricky Gouncil IV – Jr., 6’6″, 205 lbs.
2022-23 Stats per recreation: 35.4 min, 17.9 factors, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals, 2.6 turnovers, 0.3 blocks, 46.7 fg%, 28.8 3fg%
#13 – G/F Jordan Walsh – Fr., 6’7″, 205 lbs.
2022-23 Stats per recreation: 23.9 min, 7.4 factors, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.0 turnovers, 0.5 blocks, 45.5 fg%, 24.3 3fg%
#15 – F Makhi Mitchell – Sr., 6’9″, 230 lbs.
2022-23 Stats per recreation: 20.3 min, 7.6 factors, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.1 turnovers, 1.4 blocks, 65.0 fg%
Vanderbilt
#12 – G Trey Thomas – Jr., 6’0″, 160 lbs.
2022 Stats per recreation: 23.0 min, 6.5 factors, 1.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.5 steals, 1.0 turnovers, 0.2 blocks, 34.2 fg%, 33.3 3fg%
#0 – G Tryin Lawrence – Jr., 6’4″, 200 lbs.
2022 Stats per recreation: 25.4 min, 9.6 factors, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 steals, 1.9 turnovers, 0.1 blocks, 48.2 fg%, 27.8 3fg%
#10 – F Myles Stute – Jr., 6’7″, 215 lbs.
2022 Stats per recreation: 27.9 min, 10.1 factors, 5.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.6 steals, 1.8 turnovers, 0.1 blocks, 41.0 fg%, 43.3 3fg%
#1 – F Colin Smith – Fr., 6’8″, 215 lbs.
2022 Stats per recreation: 16.7 min, 4.5 factors, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.2 steals, 0.6 turnovers, 0.1 blocks, 32.8 fg%, 31.0 3fg%
#42 – F Quentin Millora-Brown – Fifth-Sr., 6’10”, 245 lbs.
2022 Stats per recreation: 16.0 min, 3.5 factors, 3.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.6 turnovers, 0.5 blocks, 51.2 fg%
Vegas odds:
Vegas: Arkansas is a -5.5-point favourite (BetSaracen)
ESPN: Arkansas has 69.3% likelihood to win
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(some data courtesy of Arkansas and Vanderbilt Communications)
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