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Arkansas has opened the season with 89.0 points per game on 50.4% shooting, 35.1% from three, and 39.5 rebounds per game. Its defense has been good enough to hold opponents to 76.0 points per game, and the team’s KenPom offensive rating of 119.8 shows a group that can score efficiently in a hurry. Robert Morris comes in with a very different statistical shape. The Colonials are scoring just 52.5 points per game, shooting 26.2% from three, and posting a defensive rating of 106.6 in the KenPom data. They have shown better free throw shooting at 83.3%, but the overall offensive profile has been weak, and the recent results include a pair of losses at Iowa and St. Bonaventure. That said, Robert Morris has already shown it can play close in a road spot, which is the main reason an upset price has some appeal.
Arkansas is the superior team by every meaningful efficiency metric, but the moneyline market leaves almost no room on the favorite side. The projected final score is Arkansas Razorbacks 77, Robert Morris Colonials 78, which supports a small-value upset position on Robert Morris moneyline as the only available angle with at least a minimal edge.
