Under the Radar Game of the Day – Saturday, January 23: Arkansas-Little Rock at Texas-Arlington

Under the Radar Game of the Day: Arkansas-Little Rock at Texas-Arlington, 8:15 PM Eastern

There can be little doubt as to the choice for today’s UTR Game of the Day, as the two teams that have led the way so far in the Sun Belt Conference, and are both legitimately in at-large bid discussions so far this season, meet for the first of two times this year.  Tonight, they play in Arlington, with the return matchup scheduled for February 25 in Little Rock.  UALR enters play today with an overall record of 16-2, 6-1 in conference play.  The Trojans have won games at Tulsa and at San Diego State, while only falling twice, at Texas Tech and at Arkansas State.  They struggled Thursday night at Texas State but managed to avoid what could have been a profile-crippling loss in overtime.  Texas-Arlington, on the other hand, enters play at 14-3 overall and 5-1 in conference.  They lost at Texas, in overtime, but have two bad losses, at Louisiana Tech and at Arkansas State.  The margin for error is razor thin for both of  these programs, and should either team sweep the season series, that school will have the clear leg up for at-large consideration (while the loser would be placed in a position of most likely having to capture the automatic bid).