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Acuff leads No. 20 Arkansas against Missouri after 28-point game
By The Associated Press
Arkansas Razorbacks (22-8, 12-5 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (20-10, 10-7 SEC)
Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -1.5; over/under is 158.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Arkansas visits Missouri after Darius Acuff Jr. scored 28
points in Arkansas' 105-85 victory against the Texas Longhorns.
The Tigers have gone 15-2 in home games. Missouri ranks fourth in the SEC in
team defense, allowing 74.8 points while holding opponents to 43.2% shooting.
The Razorbacks are 12-5 against SEC opponents. Arkansas scores 90.3 points and
has outscored opponents by 10.5 points per game.
Missouri's average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5
fewer made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Arkansas gives up. Arkansas
has shot at a 50.3% rate from the field this season, 7.1 percentage points
above the 43.2% shooting opponents of Missouri have averaged.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Arkansas won
the last matchup 94-86 on Feb. 21. Billy Richmond III scored 21 points to help
lead the Razorbacks to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Mitchell is averaging 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6
assists for the Tigers. T.O. Barrett is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10
games.
Acuff is scoring 22.2 points per game with 3.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the
Razorbacks. Richmond is averaging 16.9 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting
59.8% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, averaging 77.2 points, 30.9 rebounds, 13.4 assists,
5.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 78.5 points per game.
Razorbacks: 7-3, averaging 91.7 points, 30.0 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 5.9 steals
and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 51.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 85.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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