The Furman Paladins will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas to face the Arkansas Razorbacks at the Bud Walton Arena with the game tipping off at 8:00 PM ET on Monday night and will air on ESPN+.

Furman enters this game with a record of 4-4 which included a 6^th place finish in the Myrtle Beach Invitational following a 74-88 loss in the 1^st round against the Liberty Flames, an 89-80 win in the 2^nd round against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, and a loss against the Wyoming Cowboys by a score of 71-78. The Paladins have also lost three of their last four games following a 69-70 loss on the road against the Princeton Tigers on Saturday. The Paladins have been one of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season as they enter this game averaging 82.25 points per game, however, they have also allowed an average of 78.75 points per game. Marcus Foster has been one of the best players on the team this season as he leads the team in scoring and rebounds with an average of 19.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. The Furman Paladins will be in for a tough test when they travel to face the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Arkansas Razorbacks enter this game with a record of 5-3 which includes a 4^th place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament following a 77-74 double-overtime win in the 1^st round against the Stanford Cardinal, a 79-84 loss in the Semifinals against the Memphis Tigers, and a 72-87 loss in the 3^rd place game against the North Carolina Tar Heels. However, the Razorbacks ended their two-game losing streak following an 80-75 win at home against the 7^th-ranked Duke Blue Devils. Arkansas likes to play at a fast tempo which has led to high scoring offensively but also giving up more than the average college basketball team as they enter this game averaging 80.63 points per game while allowing an average of 75.25 points per game. Tramon Mark has been their leader offensively as he enters this game leading the team in scoring with an average of 18.4 points per game. The Arkansas Razorbacks will look to build momentum following their upset win against Duke when they host the Furman Paladins on Monday night.

BookMaker has the Arkansas Razorbacks listed as 12-point favorites at home against the Furman Paladins on Monday night. This will be the first time in the history of these two programs that they will face each other in college basketball. The Furman Paladins are 2-5 ATS overall, 1-2 ATS on the road, and 1-2 ATS as an underdog this season while the Arkansas Razorbacks are 2-6 ATS overall, 2-3 ATS at home, and 1-5 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Arkansas is the more talented team, however, neither team has been great at covering the spread this season as Furman is 2-5 ATS overall while Arkansas is 2-6 ATS overall. However, both teams are two of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season and the over has hit in 12 of the 15 games combined for both teams on the year which is why I am taking the over 159 points when the Furman Paladins travel to face the Arkansas Razorbacks on Monday night.