Fresno State vs. Arkansas Preview & Score Prediction
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Fresno State (2-0) vs. Arkansas (2-0) Game Preview
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Game Info
Date: Friday, November 17th
Tip-off: 5:00pm PT
Venue: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Radio: 940 AM ESPN
TV/stream: ESPN3
Projected Fresno State Lineup
G Deshon Taylor – has made 5 of 9 3PA to start season
G Ray Bowles
G Jaron Hopkins
F Bryson Williams
F Terrell Carter
Projected Arkansas Lineup
G Anton Beard
G Daryl Macon
G Jaylen Barford – 27 points en route to blowout win over Bucknell
F Adrio Bailey
F Trey Thompson
Why Fresno State Will Win
Fresno State heads to Fayetteville as double-digit underdogs in an SEC arena. Not ideal, but no team has started off the season as scorching from the field as the Bulldogs. In two games, Fresno has made 57.3% of its field goal attempts and 53.7% of its three-point field goal attempts, good for second in the country. There’s no way Fresno State replicates these numbers Friday night, but if the Bulldogs continue to be a threat from deep, it could make things interesting. Ray Bowles needs to step up defensively, as he’ll be matched up against an Arkansas back court of Daryl Macon and Jaylen Barford. The senior duo has combined to average 40.0 points per game through the first two games.
KenPom Line
Fresno State +10, o/u: 154
Score Prediction
Arkansas 84, Fresno State 77