What is the UVM Catamount-Arkansas Razorbacks betting line in NCAA Tournament
The Vermont Catamounts and the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in the 2022 NCAA Tournament first round on Thursday, March 17.
The game will tip off at 9:20 p.m.
The Catamounts earned a No. 13 seed and enter the tournament at 28-5 overall after winning the America East tournament. The AEC top-seeded Catamounts systematically dismantled No. 2 Maryland-Baltimore County to race into the NCAA Tournament with an 82-43 victory in front of 3,266 at Patrick Gym.
No. 4-seeded Arkansas enters the tournament at 25-8 overall. Most recently, Texas A&M beat Arkansas on Saturday in the SEC Tournament semifinals.
How to watch: Vermont-Arkansas first-round game on March 17
Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Vermont basketball betting odds
As of early evening Thursday, Arkansas is a 4.5-point favorite against Vermont, according to Tipico Sportsbook. Arkansas opened as a 5.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 139.5 points.
Arkansas is -220 to win outright (bet $220 to win $100), and Vermont is +175 to win outright (bet $100 to win $175).
Online betting is illegal in Vermont, but online sports betting is legal in New York and New Hampshire.
Will UVM be a bracket buster?
The University of Vermont men's team is headed back to the NCAA tournament for the eighth time, and fourth in coach John Becker's 11-year tenure.
Most recently in 2019, Florida State's size wore down the Catamounts, who made a season-high 16 3-pointers but faltered down the stretch in a 76-69 loss to the ACC powerhouse.
This year though, Vermont is the first team to win three straight league tournament games by 30 points in over 30 seasons, and its 110-plus point differential is the largest by any team in one year over the last 40 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
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Eric Musselman is the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball head coach. This is his third season as the Arkansas basketball head coach. He previously took Arkansas to the NCAA Tournament in 2020-21.
Arkansas ended the 2021 NCAA Tournament with an 81-72 loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight.
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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont-Arkansas: Bettings lines for Men's NCAA Tournament 2022
