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Arkansas vs. Missouri: College Basketball Betting Picks & Predictions (Wednesday)

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Exactly two months from today, the second round of the NCAA tournament will get underway. While it may feel like there is a long way to go between now and the end of the college basketball regular season with the NFL playoffs in full swing, now is when teams will start to separate themselves from fringe tournament contenders to those relegated to the NIT.

Here are our best bets for Wednesday’s college basketball action. And below is a closer look at Arkansas vs. Missouri.

And here are our other top picks for Wednesday:

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings)

Today’s Best College Basketball Bets: Arkansas vs. Missouri

The way Missouri is built defensively, Arkansas’s offense is a perfect foil. While Missouri plays at a top-40 pace (and the second-fastest in the SEC), it does not run teams off the 3-point line, as opponents get 44.6% of their scoring from beyond the arc against them. That could ignite a Razorbacks offense that has made fewer than 30% of its 3-point attempts (339th in the country) on the season. And while Arkansas struggled with the last opponent that played at a fast tempo, losing by 15 at home to Alabama, the Razorbacks should be able to use the pace to its advantage and attack the rim relentlessly. Arkansas already ranks ninth in the country with the percentage of its points coming from 2-point range and should add to that tonight.

Missouri has just one loss at home this season (a 28-point loss to Kansas) and has yet to beat a top-30 KenPom team like Arkansas all season. Thus, we like the Razorbacks to cover (and possibly win outright) their second road game in the last six.

Bet: Arkansas +2 (-110 at DraftKings)

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