Little Rock Trojans

The Trojans were underdogs 20 times in 2025-26 and covered seven of them, and 27 Division I teams sat below that 35% rate. Blind money on Little Rock lost 11.0 units over 30 priced games, 9.9 of it as underdogs.

Twenty underdog spots, seven covers

Getting points, Little Rock won four games and covered seven. The misses were rarely close: 85-47 at Central Arkansas getting 3.5, 90-78 at home to Arkansas State getting 9.5, 89-68 at Murray State getting 13.5. The four underdog wins all paid plus money, the best 82-74 at Lindenwood at +225, the other three at +145, +120 and +120.

Ten of the first 11 lined games away

Little Rock’s schedule put it on the road for most of November and December, and the first 11 games with a line went 2-9. The heaviest defeats were non-conference: 89-49 at Marquette getting 21.5 and 90-58 at West Virginia getting 27.5, neither covered. There was one cover in the five December games with a line. November cost 3.8 units and December 3.3.

January: SIUE and Lindenwood

January was 5-4 with five covers in nine and 1.11 units: back-to-back road wins at SIU Edwardsville, 73-70 at +145, and at Lindenwood, then home wins over Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois. February gave it back, 3-6 with 4.02 units lost.

Home and the conference

At home the Trojans covered 4 of 11, 36.4%; only 55 teams were lower. Favored 10 times they went 6-4 and covered half; two of the four losses came at home in February, 71-61 to SIU Edwardsville at -135 and 76-70 to Morehead State at -155. Southeast Missouri State and Morehead State each beat them twice. Lindenwood, met three times, ended the season, 72-62 in the conference tournament.

The total

The Trojans’ 30 totals split exactly, 15 over and 15 under, with Little Rock scoring 70.53 points a game and allowing 74.12.

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