{"id":336194,"date":"2025-03-27T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=336194"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:15:23","slug":"arkansas-vs-texas-tech-sweet-16-sgp-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/arkansas-vs-texas-tech-sweet-16-sgp-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas vs. Texas Tech Sweet 16 SGP predictions: Back Razorbacks, Jonas Aidoo at +340"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday&#8217;s final Sweet 16 game takes place in San Francisco, when the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks battle the No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> John Calipari looks to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019, when he coached the Kentucky Wildcats. Will he do it? I&#8217;m not sure, but I am taking Arkansas to cover an alt spread alongside prop bets on Jonas Aidoo (Arkansas) and Darrion Williams (Texas Tech).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my Arkansas vs. Texas Tech SGP predictions for their Sweet 16 matchup on March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arkansas vs. Texas Tech predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/ncaab\"><strong>Full March Madness Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/march\"><strong>PLAY NOW: Un-Bustable Bracket Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parlay: Arkansas +8.5 | <strong><strong>Aidoo over 10.5 points | <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Williams over 13.5 points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (+340)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111798\">Embed: #111798<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Arkansas +8.5 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-190):<\/strong> Arkansas is a Cinderella story in seeding only, with Coach Cal bringing big-name recognition to a program featuring talent up and down the roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took a while for the Razorbacks to get chugging, but they&#8217;ve hit their stride at the right time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arkansas has won four of its last five games, all against Quad 1 opponents. The outlier was a three-point loss to Ole Miss, which is also in the Sweet 16.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In that span, the Razorbacks are averaging 83.2 PPG. That&#8217;s what 1-seeded Duke has averaged across the whole season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m also not quite sold on Texas Tech, which is 4-6 ATS in its last 10 games as a favourite. The Red Raiders have also failed to cover an -8.5 spread in five of their last six Quad 1 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tech takes 37.4% of its shots from beyond the arc (47th in D-1), and Arkansas holds opponents to a 31.6% 3-point percentage (59th in D-1). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCAA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Aidoo over 10.5 points<\/strong> (-115):<\/strong> This should be a breeze as long as Aidoo stays out of serious foul trouble, which is admittedly no guarantee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 6-foot-11 forward has picked up 4+ fouls in 6 of his last 7 games, fouling out against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But Aidoo still dropped 17 points against Ole Miss and is averaging 14.0 PPG in that seven-game stretch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was instrumental in Arkansas&#8217; round one win over the Kansas Jayhawks, scoring 22 points while attempting 19 shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calipari should lean heavily on Aidoo again versus an undersized Tech Tech team ranking 289th in average height. Only one of the Red Raiders&#8217; starting five stands above 6-foot-6 (JT Toppin, 6-foot-9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Williams over 13.5 points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-190):<\/strong> Williams was a force for Texas Tech in the second round, scoring a game-high 28 points in a blowout win over Drake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He fell just shy of this line in the Round of 64, with 13 points on 5-of-15 shooting \u2014 but I love to see that type of volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6-foot-6 forward has big scoring upside and has gone over this line in 19 of 32 games. Being a career 38.5% three-point shooter certainly helps his cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Arkansas vs. Texas Tech predictions made at 11:15 a.m. on 03\/27\/25<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday&#8217;s final Sweet 16 game takes place in San Francisco, when the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks battle the No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders. The pregame narrative: John Calipari looks to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019, when he coached the Kentucky Wildcats. Will he do it? 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