Murrell and Ole Miss host No. 25 Arkansas

Ole Miss Rebels (9-9, 1-5 SEC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (12-6, 1-5 SEC)

Fayetteville, Arkansas; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Arkansas -9; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss visits the No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks after Matthew Murrell scored 23 points in Ole Miss’ 70-58 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The Razorbacks have gone 8-1 at home. Arkansas is 0-3 in one-possession games.

The Rebels are 1-5 against conference opponents. Ole Miss averages 67.6 points while outscoring opponents by 2.3 points per game.

The Razorbacks and Rebels face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ricky Council IV is averaging 18 points and 1.6 steals for the Razorbacks. Anthony Black is averaging 12.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games for Arkansas.

Murrell is averaging 15.6 points for the Rebels. Jaemyn Brakefield is averaging 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds over the past 10 games for Ole Miss.

LAST 10 GAMES: Razorbacks: 5-5, averaging 73.3 points, 34.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points per game.

Rebels: 3-7, averaging 66.3 points, 34.3 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.7 points.

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