Arkansas Razorbacks vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 24 (3/24): NCAAB

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2021-2022 season stats

Preview

The #4 seeded Arkansas will face the #1 seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in a West Regional Sweet 16 matchup on Thursday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

#4 Arkansas get here after beating New Mexico State 52-48 in the 2nd round. JD Notae scored 18 points and nabbed nine steals before fouling out with 1:22 left, and Jaylin Williams had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Razorbacks. Notae's replacement, Chris Lykes, hit all four free-throw attempts in the final 10 seconds to secure the win after the Aggies closed within two on Allen's 3-pointer with 12 seconds left.

JD Notae is scoring 18.4 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Razorbacks. J. Williams leads the team in rebounds with 9.8 for the Razorbacks.

The Razorbacks have a 27-8 record overall and 5-3 playing in neutral sites. The team is averaging 76.20 points, 37.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68 points per game.

GONZAGA BULLDOGS

#1 Gonzaga get here after beating Memphis in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Timme scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and Gonzaga rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat No. 9 seed Memphis 82-78 on Saturday night.

Drew Timme leads Gonzaga with 18.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Star freshman center Chet Holmgren is scoring 14.4 points and is grabbing 9.8 boards. Guards Julian Strawther, Andrew Nembhard and Rasir Bolton are all scoring in double figures as well.

As a team, Gonzaga is averaging 87.80 PPG the number 1 in the nation, on 52.6% shooting from the field (#1), 37.58% from three and 72.06% from the free throw line while allowing 65.9 PPG on 37.77% shooting from the field  (#2) and 30.9% from three this season.

The Bulldogs have a 28-3 record overall and are 7-2 playing in neutral sites.

BETTING TRENDS

Arkansas are 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 games.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arkansas' last 8 games.

Gonzaga are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.

Gonzaga are 19-1 SU in their last 20 games.

Prediction

Gonzaga have won 19 of their last 20 games but they have struggled to cover the spread but because of the huge spreads they have to cover. Arkansas is capable of giving a competitive game to the Bulldogs but we're talking about a team who's scoring 87.8 ppg and that will be the difference. Take the Zags to cover.

PICK: Gonzaga -9.5 (-110)

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