Miami will attempt to end a four-game losing streak when it hosts Arkansas in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night. Miami lost all three games in the Charleston Classic last month and suffered a shocking loss to Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon.
Arkansas is 5-2 with losses to Baylor and Illinois. This is the second straight season that Miami will play a John Calipari coached team in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Calipari led Kentucky to a 95-73 win over Miami in Lexington last season. This year, Miami faces Calipari and Arkansas at home.
Guards D.J. Wagner and Kadeem Watkins, forward Adou Thiero and center Zvonimir Ivišić followed Calipari from Kentucky to Arkansas. Star freshman guard Boogie Fland flipped from Kentucky to Arkansas when Calipari was hired by the Razorbacks. Guard Johnell Davis who transferred from FAU is a name Miami fans should be familar with.
Guard Nijel Pack who did not play against Charleston Southern is questionable for the game versus Arkansas. Some positives that came out of the Miami loss to Charleston Southern are forward Brandon Johnson who scored 23 points and freshman guard Austin Swartz who added 15.
Arkansas at Miami odds
Arkansas is a 3.5-point favorite over Miami per FanDuel. Laying the points with Arkansas is minus 112. Taking the points and Miami is minus 108. Arkansas is minus 172 on the money line and Miami is plus 142. The over/under is 155.5. The over is minus 115 and the under is minus 105.
Arkansas enters the game on Tuesday with a 2-5 record versus the point spread and Miami is 1-6. The Razorbacks are 0-2 away from home versus the spread and Miami is 1-3. Three Arkansas games have gone over this season and five Miami games have eclipsed the total.
Arkansas versus Miami series history
Miami beat Arkansas 75-71 in Nashville in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament in the only meeting between the Hurricanes and Razorbacks. Miami beat Ohio State in the second round to advance to the NCAA Tournament second round for the first time in program history.
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Arkansas at Miami TV information
Arkansas at Miami will tipoff at 7 PM Eastern Time on ESPN 2 with Dave O’Brien on play-by-play and
former Virginia and NBA guard Cory Alexander as the Analyst.
What's next for Miami
The game versus Arkansas begins a brutal stretch for Miami. Miami begins ACC play on Saturday versus Clemson and plays third-ranked Tennessee in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 10.