Auburn at Arkansas: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom
No. 1 ranked Auburn travels to Fayetteville, Arkansas on Tuesday for a SEC matchup against Arkansas at Bud Walton Arena. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on ESPN2, predictions and betting odds – including KenPom analytics – are rolling in.
How to watch Auburn at Arkansas
Tip-off: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Channel: ESPN2
Vegas odds
Auburn is a 2-point favorite over Arkansas, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 151.5 points.
ESPN BPI prediction
Predicted winner: Auburn
Predicted point differential: 2.1
Win probability (for Auburn): 57.5%
Matchup quality: 95.4
ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. ESPN’s BPI has Auburn at Arkansas as the highest-rated game on Tuesday’s slate in terms of matchup quality.
KenPom prediction
Predicted final score: Auburn 77, Arkansas 73
Win probability (for Auburn): 64%
KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that Auburn comes away with a victory over Arkansas.
Auburn still hot heading into Arkansas matchup
Auburn has continued to win week-by-week throughout the season – and their winning streak is now up 19 straight games. In their most recent outing on Saturday, the Tigers had to battle with a mediocre Georgia team but ultimately came away with a 74-72 win to improve to 22-1 overall and a perfect 10-0 in SEC play.
In the Tigers’ win over Georgia, K.D. Johnson led the way with 20 points, while Wendell Green Jr. scored 19 points and Walker Kessler added 10 points and nine rebounds with four blocks.
Razorbacks riding win streak into Tuesday night
Similar to Auburn, Arkansas comes into Tuesday night’s contest on a roll with eight straight wins. The Razorbacks lost three straight games from Dec. 29-Jan. 8 but have since been unbeatable. In its last outing against Mississippi State on Saturday, Arkansas recorded a 63-55 victory to improve to 18-5 overall with a 7-3 mark in SEC action.
JD Notae led the Razorbacks with 14 points in the win over Mississippi State, while Jaylin Williams and Chris Lykes each added 10 points.