Arkansas vs Pacific Prediction 11-18-24 College Basketball Picks

The Pacific Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks meet Monday in college basketball action from Bud Walton Arena. Here is a prediction of Arkansas vs Pacific. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Arkansas vs Pacific pick.

Pacific Tigers betting preview

The Tigers have been busy so far this year, with a whopping five games in the books. Pacific picked up wins in their first trio, taking out Jessup, San Jose State and Life Pacific in that span. Since then, it has been losses to Hawaii and Northern Arizona.

In Thursday’s game against Northern Arizona, the Tigers took a 30-24 deficit into the second half. Pacific got better from there but still lost a tough one 60-57. Elias Ralph led the team in a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Pacific will host Missouri, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and CS Fullerton after this game.

Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Preview

Over on the Arkansas side, they got past Lipscomb pretty easily in their opener this year. However, the Razorbacks ran into a tough Baylor team on the road in game two and lost 72-67. However, game three was a significant win over Troy.

In the Trojans game on Wednesday, the Razorbacks were in trouble at halftime with a 27-26 deficit. However, Arkansas woke up in the second half and scored 39 more points in a 65-49 victory. Adou Thiero (seven rebounds) and Boogie Fland (seven assists) each had 19 points.

Why the Arkansas Razorbacks will win

• Arkansas has won 44 of its last 45 games against non-conference opponents at Bud Walton Arena.
• Pacific has lost 18 of its last 19 night games.
• Arkansas has won the first half in 45 of its last 52 games against non-conference opponents at Bud Walton Arena.

Why the Pacific Tigers will win

• Arkansas has lost each of its last four games at Bud Walton Arena after a home win.
• Pacific has won the first half in five of its last six games against non-conference opponents.

Arkansas vs Pacific Prediction

I’ll probably just stick with Arkansas. However, I would like to see a much better start than the Razorbacks produced compared to Troy. In that one, Arkansas ended up shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from outside. That said, the Razorbacks were outmuscled on the boards 37-30 (13-9 offense) and had 14 turnovers. It wasn’t a great effort overall, but the W came anyway.

As for Pacific, they’ll have their hands full on this one. The Tigers have combined for 123 points over their last two outings, and I don’t see them hitting 70 here unless it’s a one-sided Razorbacks blowout from the start. That said, all the pressure is on Arkansas here.