HawgBeat - Predicting Arkansas' non-conference record for the upcoming season
Keeping with tradition at HawgBeat, we go game by game and predict the non-conference basketball record.
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Keeping with the annual tradition at HawgBeat, I will be giving my preseason predictions for the Hogs' schedule. Here are the non-conference predictions:
2020 predictions: 21-5 (13-5)
2020 actual record: 21-5 (13-4) (Texas A&M game canceled)
2021 predictions: 20-11 (10-8)
2021 actual record: 24-7 (13-5)
2022 predictions: 26-5 (15-3)
2022 actual record: 19-12 (8-10)
*records do not include the SEC or NCAA Tournaments
Nov. 6 - Alcorn State: Win
Arkansas and Alcorn State have faced each other five times. The Razorbacks have won all five matchups by an average margin of 46.0 points. I don't see anything changing this season, although the Braves are picked to finish third in the SWAC.
Nov. 10 - Gardner-Webb: Win
Gardner-Webb has been a consistent competitor in the Big South. The Runnin' Bulldogs have won 10+ conference games in 10 of the last 11 seasons. Longtime coach Tim Craft has taken them to a single NCAA Tournament birth, and were voted to finish fourth in the Big South this season.
Arkansas should have no issues at home.
Nov. 13 - Old Dominion: Win
This will be the first time Arkansas and Old Dominion have faced each other in the programs' histories, and it comes with the Monarchs attempting to revive their program in the Sun Belt.
Old Dominion is entering year two in the SBC after finishing 5th in the conference last season. The Monarchs were picked to finish third in their second year in the league. It shouldn't be a major issue for Arkansas at home, but could be another NCAA Tournament team on the resume come March.
Nov. 17 - UNC Greensboro: Win
The Razorbacks and Spartans met most recently just last year, as Arkansas narrowly won the matchup 65-58. UNC Greensboro was picked to finish second in the SoCon this season, a year removed from finishing third with a 14-4 conference record.
Greensboro has consistently been near the top of the Southern Conference, making the NCAA Tournament as recently as 2021, but it is another matchup the Razorbacks should manage at home this season.
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