Queens Royals vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SEC Network

The Queens Royals (5-6) are traveling to Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Arkansas Razorbacks (8-2).

The Queens Royals faced off with Wake Forest and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-73 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Royals ended up walking away with 20 and Wake Forest recorded 16 fouls. They converted 17 of 33 shots from downtown. Wake Forest shot 91.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 24 tries. Additionally, Wake Forest had 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Wake Forest dished out 23 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Queens let their opponent shoot 62.1% from the floor on 36 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 17 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Royals converted 11 of 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Queens finished having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 out of 57) and buried 12 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Chris Ashby is one guy who came through for the matchup. He shot 41.7% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins played but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He racked up 15 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Queens enters this game with a record of 5-6 so far this year. They average 84.4 points per outing (72nd in D-1) while hitting 48.0% from the floor. The Royals are connecting on 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (124 of 337) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Queens is grabbing 34.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 188 assists on the season, which has them ranked 55th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Royals are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 293rd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 166 surrendered for the campaign. The Royals defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (328 of 707) and they concede 37.9 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are 352nd in college in opponents PPG (85.7).

When they last played, the Arkansas Razorbacks took home the win by a final score of 93-86 against Texas Tech. When it comes to attacking the glass, Arkansas allowed Texas Tech to pull down 29 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 41.9% from downtown by shooting 13 out of 31 and finished the contest at 3 of 10 at the free throw line (30.0%). The Razorbacks allowed Texas Tech to make 35 of their 69 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.7% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Razorbacks ended up going 33 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 52.4%. In terms of 3-point shots, Arkansas made 10 of 19 attempts (52.6%). They were able to bury 17 of those for a rate of 65.4%. Texas Tech committed 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Razorbacks corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup.

Trevon Brazile was important for the Razorbacks for the game. He made 8 out of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 61.5%, and added 10 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 32 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Arkansas has a record of 8-2 for the year. The Razorbacks are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.3 times per game (53rd in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 9.2 times per contest. Arkansas has scored 881 pts for the season (88.1 per game) and they collect 39.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Razorbacks are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 84th in college.

The Arkansas defense gives up 29.3% on 3-point attempts (84 of 287) and their opposition knocks down 65.6% of their foul shots. They give up 15.0 dimes and 35.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 284th and 243rd in the nation. The Razorbacks on the defensive end are ranked 164th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.5. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (74th in D-1).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Queens

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