COLUMBIA, MO. •The homecourt advantage is no joke in the Southeastern Conference. Home teams are 14-5 in league play heading into Tuesday’s games. The five road-game winners are Texas A&M (two), Kentucky, LSU and South Carolina.
How much of an edge does the home team have in the SEC? Consider that Missouri beat Auburn at home … Auburn beat Tennessee at home … Tennessee beat Florida at home … Florida beat LSU at home … and LSU beat Kentucky at home.
In Wednesday’s 8 p.m., tip-off Mike Anderson’s Arkansas Razorbacks (8-7, 2-1) attempt to buck the trend at Mizzou Arena, where the Tigers are 8-1 this year, granted with just two wins over top 100 RPI teams (Northern Illinois and Auburn.