Halftime Report
Arkansas Pine Bluff is on the highway however wanting no worse for put on. They’ve a little bit of a cushion as they at present lead Miss Valley State 40-28.
Arkansas Pine Bluff got here into the recreation with some additional motivation after the defeat they had been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re in a position to flip the script or if it will simply be extra of the identical.
Who’s Taking part in
Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions @ Miss Valley State Delta Devils
Present Information: Arkansas Pine Bluff 9/11, Miss Valley State 0-21
How To Watch
What to Know
Arkansas Pine Bluff is 8-2 towards the Delta Devils since January of 2019, and so they’ll have an opportunity to increase that success on Saturday. Each groups will face off in a SWAC battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at R.W. Harrison HPER Advanced. Coming in contemporary off a victory because the underdog, Arkansas Pine Bluff will stroll into this one as the favourite.
Regardless that Arkansas Pine Bluff has not executed effectively towards the Tigers not too long ago (they had been 2-8 of their earlier ten matchups), they did not let the previous get of their means on Monday. The Golden Lions loved a comfortable 86-70 victory over the Tigers.
In the meantime, this season hasn’t been form to Miss Valley State, who’re nonetheless winless after their twenty first matchup. They suffered a bruising 78-54 loss by the hands of the Jaguars on Monday. Miss Valley State has not had a lot luck with the Jaguars not too long ago, because the workforce’s come up brief the final 5 occasions they’ve met.
Maybe unsurprisingly given the rating, Miss Valley State struggled to work collectively and completed the sport with solely eight assists. They had been crushed by their opponents in that division as Southern U. posted 19 assists.
The Golden Lions are on a roll currently: they’ve gained 4 of their final 5 matches, which supplied an enormous bump to their 9/11 file this season. As for the Delta Devils, they dropped their file right down to 0-21 with that defeat, which was their twentieth straight on the highway courting again to final season.
This contest is shaping as much as be a blowout: Arkansas Pine Bluff hasn’t had any drawback working up the rating this season, having averaged 83 factors per recreation. It is a totally different story for Miss Valley State, although, as they have been averaging solely 52.5 factors per recreation. The one factor between Arkansas Pine Bluff and one other offensive beatdown is the Delta Devils. Will they be capable of preserve them contained?
Arkansas Pine Bluff got here up brief towards the Delta Devils of their earlier matchup again in February of 2023, falling 78-74. Can Arkansas Pine Bluff avenge their loss or is historical past doomed to repeat itself? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.
Odds
Arkansas Pine Bluff is a giant 10-point favourite towards Miss Valley State, in accordance with the newest school basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had been proper according to the betting neighborhood on this one, as the sport opened as a 10-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
The over/beneath is ready at 148 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Arkansas Pine Bluff has gained 8 out of their final 10 video games towards Miss Valley State.
- Feb 25, 2023 – Miss Valley State 78 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff 74
- Jan 28, 2023 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 88 vs. Miss Valley State 72
- Feb 26, 2022 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 93 vs. Miss Valley State 79
- Jan 29, 2022 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 74 vs. Miss Valley State 68
- Mar 05, 2021 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 82 vs. Miss Valley State 59
- Jan 02, 2021 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 92 vs. Miss Valley State 52
- Mar 07, 2020 – Miss Valley State 74 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff 71
- Jan 04, 2020 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 80 vs. Miss Valley State 76
- Mar 09, 2019 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 91 vs. Miss Valley State 57
- Jan 05, 2019 – Arkansas Pine Bluff 64 vs. Miss Valley State 52