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How to Watch, BetSaracen Odds: Arkansas vs. Charlotte

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1 year ago

February 28, 2025

How to Watch, BetSaracen Odds: Arkansas vs. Charlotte

The No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks (7-1, 0-0 SEC) will start a three-game series against the Charlotte 49ers (4-3, 0-0 AAC) on Friday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.

Arkansas is fresh off a 14-3 run-rule win in seven innings against Grambling State on Tuesday. Charlotte dropped two of three games last weekend against Old Dominion before bouncing back with an 8-1 win over Longwood on Tuesday.

Designated hitter Kuhio Aloy has been on a tear to start the season for the Hogs, and he kept that going with 4 hits that all had exit velocities of at least 100 miles per hour Tuesday. Catcher Ryder Helfrick and centerfielder Justin Thomas Jr. became the first Hogs to homer this year not named Kuhio Aloy, Wehiwa Aloy or Brent Iredale.

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Gabe Gaeckle will make his third start of the season Friday. Gaeckle gave up two earned runs on five hits with four walks and two strikeouts across 5.2 innings pitched last Friday in a 3-2 loss to Kansas State at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

The 49ers rank third in the American Athletic Conference with a team ERA of 3.74, but their 75 strikeouts at the plate are second-most among all AAC teams. Merrimack transfer Dawson Bryce leads the team with 10 hits and he has four multi-hit games already this season.

All three games of this weekend’s series will stream on SEC Network+. First pitch Friday is 3 p.m., Saturday is set for a 2 p.m. first pitch and Sunday’s game will begin at noon.

Below are details on how to watch, BetSaracen betting lines, links to stream and links to all of our coverage leading up to the game…

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How to Watch/Listen

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (7-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Charlotte 49ers (4-3, 0-0 AAC)

When: Friday, February 28 at 3 p.m. CT

Where: Baum-Walker Stadium — Fayetteville, Arkansas

TV/Stream: SEC Network+ / Watch ESPN (Josh Haley and Shawn Murnin)

Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter)

Starting Pitchers

Arkansas:

Sophomore RHP Gabe Gaeckle

6’0″, 190 pounds / Aptos, California / Aptos HS

2025 stats: 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 2 GP, 10.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 9 K

Charlotte:

Grad Senior RHP Mike Szturma

6’3″, 220 pounds / Beacon Falls, Connecticut / Southern Connecticut State

2025 stats: 1-0, 8.59 ERA, 2 GP, 7.1 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

BetSaracen Odds

Below are details on the betting odds for the game and Double R Prop bets. To get in on the action, visit BetSaracen.com and click on the Arkansas Specials tab.

(Lines and odds are subject to change at any point after the publishing of this story. HawgBeat does not guarantee any bet as a winner or loser. You must be at least 21 years of age to use BetSaracen. If you have a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit 1800gambler.net)

*All odds accurate as of the publishing of this story. They are subject to change.*

Moneyline/Spread

– Arkansas: -325, -1.5 (-170)

– Charlotte: +240, +1.5 (+130)

Double R Props (More available in the BetSaracen app)

– Kuhio Aloy over 0.5 home run (+140)

– Cam Kozeal over 0.5 hits and over 0.5 runs scored (+155)

– Gabe Gaeckle under 3.5 hits allowed and over 84.5 total pitches (+250)

– Logan Maxwell over 0.5 runs scored and over 0.5 strikeouts (+200)

– Justin Thomas Jr. over 0.5 home run (+350)

– Ryder Helfrick over 0.5 hits and over 0.5 runs scored (+250)

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

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6 hours ago

June 25, 2026

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has joined a new national artificial intelligence initiative that launched Thursday, June 25.

RAISE US, started by former Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana and Gina Raimondo, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce is a nonpartisan national organization that will partner with governors, employers, workers and training organizations to help the workforce transition to an AI economy.

“As artificial intelligence transforms America’s economy, we have one clear message: technology should empower people, not replace them. By leveraging our Arkansas LAUNCH initiative, and with the resources and expertise provided by RAISE US, Arkansas will turn that mission into reality. We want the Natural State to be a leader on education, workforce training, and up-skilling, and this new partnership gives us the tools we need to build a model for the entire nation.”

The organization will design and pilot incentives to retrain workers, new approaches to support job transitions, and training models tied to employer demand.

RAISE US launches with more than two dozen American companies and philanthropies and initial state partnerships in Connecticut, Maryland and Utah.

“America has a technology strategy for leading the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy — and we cannot lead without one,” Raimondo, who will serve as CEO of RAISE US, said.

“If we build the best AI systems in the world and leave millions of Americans behind, we won’t have won anything; we’ll have automated our own decline. I believe AI will create new jobs and industries over time, but the transition could be disruptive, and it’s already underway. We shouldn’t fearmonger, but we can’t pretend our training and worker support systems are ready either. It’s time for innovative and practical solutions. This moment demands ambition, urgency, and creativity. We’ve assembled the country’s top companies, best economists, and bipartisan governors at a scale rarely seen — all to advance new ideas and incentives, pilot them with governors and business, and scale what works.”

Governor Sanders is partnering with RAISE US to support Arkansas LAUNCH, an AI-powered career navigation platform that connects students and jobseekers to personalized learning and employer-linked career pathways.

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