Eric Musselman is one of the hottest names in college basketball coaching. His name is frequently mentioned for coaching carousel season. Specifically, the Arkansas coach is noted for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. That is where his late father coached in the 1970s. Now, Musselman is focused on getting Arkansas into the Elite Eight for the first time since 1995. And there appears to be an opening. Upstart Oral Roberts is the latest College Basketball odds Cinderella story. Of major concern is that ORU was nothing special during the regular season. Arkansas could score at will Saturday.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, March 27, 2021, 7:25 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Oral Roberts vs. Arkansas TV Coverage: | TBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Oral Roberts | +11½ (-110) | 159 (-110) | +490 |  |
| Arkansas | -11½ (-110) | 159 (-110) | -680 | |
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Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Arkansas Razorbacks SBG Odds Overview
In this situation, Arkansas will be overpriced. They have vastly more online betting name-brand recognition than Oral Roberts. Sharps will look at the Golden Eagles for that reason.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Team Overview
In sum, Oral Roberts is 18-10 straight up, 16-9 against the spread, and 17-8 over the total. ORU has covered six consecutive games. Last weekend they stunned Ohio State (81-78) and Ohio State (75-72) in overtime. Oral Roberts ranks 13th out of 350 teams for scoring offense but a dismal 296th for points allowed. Thus, Arkansas is licking its chops.
Guard Max Abmas leads Oral Roberts with 24.8 points per game. So far in the Big Dance, he had 29 points against Ohio State and 26 vs. Florida.
Arkansas Razorbacks Team Overview
On the whole, Arkansas is 24-67 straight up, 16-9-1 against the spread, and 14-14-1 over/under. Arkansas covered wins over Colgate (85-68) and Texas Tech (68-66) last weekend. To summarize, the Hogs rank 7th for scoring offense and 196th for points allowed.
Freshman guard Moses Moody continues to lead the Razorbacks. To show he is averaging 17.1 points per game.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Trends
- Oral Roberts is 11-3 against the spread as dogs
- The Golden Eagles have covered five neutral court games in a row
- In non-conference action, Oral Roberts is 6-1 on the board
- Oral Roberts is 11-3 over the total as a dog
- The Golden Eagles are 5-2 to the over in non-conference action
- Oral Roberts is 3-2 over the line in neutral court games
- In non-conference games, Arkansas is 6-3-1 against the spread
- As chalk, the Razorbacks are 15-6-1 vs. the line
- The Hogs are 3-1 on the board in neutral court action
- Arkansas is 9-12-1 under the total as a favorite
- The Hogs have stayed under the total in four straight neutral court games
Last December. Oral Roberts covered an 87-76 loss to Arkansas as 19.5-point dogs. Also, the game went over a total of 154.5. This series has cleared the total in its last two meetings.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Arkansas Razorbacks SBG Free Picks
As was previously noted, the oddsmakers must sweeten the pot on Oral Roberts. Accordingly, they will add sugar for ORU on the College basketball odds. Further, the Arkansas defense should leave the back door open.
Oral Roberts vs. Arkansas SBG Best Bet: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.