Oral Roberts vs Arkansas 3/27/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/27/2021 at 8:47 PM ET

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles play the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in the NCAA tournament South Region Sweet 16. Oral Roberts continued its Cinderella-run by upsetting Florida 81-78 on Sunday in the second round. Oral Roberts became only the second No. 15 seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16. Kevin Obanor was the leading scorer for the Golden Eagles with 28 points while Max Abmas scored 26.

Max Abmas is leading Oral Roberts in scoring and assists with averages of 24.5 points and 3.8 assists per game, while Kevin Obanor is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 19.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Oral Roberts has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 81.8 points per game while shooting 45.4% overall and 39.0% from 3-point territory.

Arkansas reached the Sweet 16 in the South Region by defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 68-66 on Sunday evening. This is Arkansas's first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1996. Justin Smith was the leading scorer for Arkansas with 20 points and played a prominent role during the final defensive stop for the Razorbacks with only second to play to help secure Arkansas’ spot in the round of 16.

Moses Moody is leading Arkansas in scoring with an average of 17.1 points per game, while Justin Smith is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 13.9 points in 7.1 rebounds per game. Jalen Tate is the leader in assists with an average of 3.8 assists per game. Arkansas is scoring an average of 82.4 points per game, while shooting 45.5% overall and 33.9% from 3-point territory.

Arkansas rallied to defeat Texas Tech behind the play of Justin Smith and Moses Moody. The Razorbacks will put an end to the Oral Roberts Cinderella-run with a big game on the offensive end and enough stops defensively to pick up the victory, although the Golden Eagles will play well enough in a high-scoring game to cover the number. Oral Roberts has covered the number in each of its last six. Final Score Prediction, Arkansas Razorbacks win but fall short ATS 84-76.

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