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Arkansas and Vanderbilt meet in SEC Championship

Vanderbilt Commodores (26-7, 13-7 SEC) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (25-8, 15-5 SEC)

Nashville, Tennessee; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Commodores -2.5; over/under is 166.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Arkansas and No. 22 Vanderbilt meet in the SEC Championship.

The Razorbacks have gone 15-5 against SEC opponents, with a 10-3 record in non-conference play. Arkansas scores 90.1 points while outscoring opponents by 9.9 points per game.

The Commodores are 13-7 in SEC play. Vanderbilt ranks fifth in the SEC with 16.4 assists per game led by Tyler averaging 5.3.

Arkansas scores 90.1 points, 15.2 more per game than the 74.9 Vanderbilt gives up. Vanderbilt averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Arkansas allows.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Arkansas won 93-68 in the last matchup on Jan. 21. Darius Acuff Jr. led Arkansas with 17 points, and Tyler Nickel led Vanderbilt with 17 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Acuff is scoring 22.7 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the Razorbacks. Meleek Thomas is averaging 16.7 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 44.4% over the past 10 games.

Tanner is scoring 19.2 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the Commodores. AK Okereke is averaging 12 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Razorbacks: 8-2, averaging 93.2 points, 32.7 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.3 points per game.

Commodores: 7-3, averaging 81.7 points, 29.6 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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