Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on New Orleans Arena Thursday as LSU looks to handle the Arkansas Razorbacks in SEC conference tournament betting action.

This is a conference playoff game in the SEC Tournament. This game is being played at a neutral-site court (New Orleans Arena).

Supporters of the Razorbacks have watched them go 18-13 and 9-14 ATS on the year, while the Tigers are at 17-13 and 16-11 ATS. In totals betting, the Tigers are 12-15, while the Razorbacks have a 12-10-1 mark.



View Arkansas vs LSU Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Razorbacks listed as 2-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Tigers at No. 48 and the Razorbacks at No. 132 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 70-69 result in favor of the Razorbacks.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature LSU's No. 56-rated squad against Arkansas's No. 205-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, LSU rates No. 263 in the country with 5.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 134 nationally with 6.5 per match.

Defensively, Arkansas features the nation's No. 300-rated defense on the road, allowing 76.1 points per game. LSU, meanwhile, comes in at No. 229 nationally in scoring at home.

Arkansas lost its last outing, a 79-59 result against Mississippi State on March 3. They failed to cover in that game as a 9.5-point underdog. Arkansas was crushed on Saturday, getting blown out by Mississippi State and falling by a 79-59 score at Humphrey Coliseum.

LSU was a 67-52 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Auburn. They failed to cover the 2-point spread as underdogs. The Tigers endured a 67-52 loss at the hands of the Tigers on Saturday, despite a 14-point effort from Ralston Turner at Auburn Arena.


Arkansas Razorbacks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
After playing Mississippi State are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

LSU Tigers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Auburn are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Razorbacks at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LSU's last 5 games when playing Arkansas
LSU is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Arkansas
LSU is 3-9-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Arkansas