Mississippi State at Arkansas: How to watch and listen, betting line, team comparisons

Arkansas vs Vanderbilt Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.

WHEN 7:30 p.m., Saturday

WHERE Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark.

RECORDS Arkansas 14-10, 5-6 SEC; Mississippi State 17-7, 5-6 SEC

SERIES Arkansas leads 33-28

LAST MEETING Mississippi State defeated Arkansas 78-75 on Jan. 2, 2018 in Starkville.

COACHES Arkansas: Mike Anderson - 165-96 in eighth season at Arkansas and 365-194 in 17th season; Mississippi State: Ben Howland - 72-52 in fourth season at Mississippi State, 473-258 in 23rd season overall.

TELEVISION The game will be televised by SEC Network and streamed on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app (carrier login required).

ANNOUNCERS Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst)

RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, on the TuneIn app, XM Ch. 191 and ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Not all affiliates will carry the game.

BETTING LINE Mississippi State is a 1-point favorite; O/U 150.5

NOTABLE Mississippi State has won three conseuctive games against Arkansas, including an 84-78 victory in the teams’ last meeting in Fayetteville on Jan. 10, 2017 … Razorbacks guard Isaiah Joe leads the SEC with 86 3-pointers, which is an Arkansas freshman record, leads all freshmen nationally this season and ranks 22nd overall … Arkansas sophomore forward Daniel Gafford is shooting an SEC-leading 67.2 percent (160 of 238) from the field … Mississippi State’s 37.5 percent three-point shooting (205 of 547) leads the SEC … Mississippi State 6-10 forward Aric Holman has 19 starts this season, but has been playing off the bench in recent games and is averaging 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds … Arkansas is 21-6 against Mississippi State in Fayetteville ... Razorbacks sophomore point guard Jalen Harris leads the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.4 … Bulldogs senior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon is averaging 35.3 minutes in SEC games … Mississippi State is 3-3 in road games with victories at Dayton, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss … The Razorbacks are 10-4 in Bud Walton Arena this season. They never have lost more than four home games in any of Mike Anderson’s eight seasons. 

MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP

POS., NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG

G Quinndary Weatherspoon, 6-4; Sr.; 18.0; 5.3

G Lamar Peters, 6-0; Jr.; 12.8; 1.8

G Nick Weatherspoon, 6-2; So.; 9.6; 2.8

F Reggie Perry, 6-10; Fr.; 8.9; 6.5

C Abdul Ado, 6-11; So.; 5.2; 4.6

ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP

POS., NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG

G Jalen Harris, 6-2; So.; 8.8; 2.8

G Isaiah Joe, 6-5; Fr.; 14.2; 2.6

G Mason Jones, 6-5; So.; 13.7; 4.3

F Daniel Gafford, 6-11; So.; 16.9; 8.7

F Adrio Bailey, 6-6; Jr.; 6.1; 3.3

TEAM COMPARISON

Mississippi State – Arkansas

78.6 Points for 77.3

70.9 Points against 73.0

+4.4 Rebound margin -3.7

+0.6 Turnover margin +3.0

47.3 FG pct. 45.0

37.5 3-PT pct. 33.5

72.9 FT pct. 66.0