Blake Lovell and Max Barr preview Michigan State vs. Arkansas in the 2025-26 college basketball season and share predictions for this highly anticipated opening weekend matchup. Tom Izzo has Sparty primed for a bounce back performance at the Breslin Center in East Lansing after a choppy first game while John Calipari looks to have one of his vintage squads led by star freshman Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas.

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