Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (13-19 last year) are en route to Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Arkansas Razorbacks (28-9 last season).

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions faced off with Southern and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-81 in their last contest. Arkansas-Pine Bluff walked away from the game with a 48.2% FG percentage (27 of 56) and knocked down 8 of their 17 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Golden Lions made 19 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 76.0%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 24 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed the other team to shoot 56.9% from the floor on 29 of 51 shooting. Southern distributed 19 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, Southern pulled down 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Southern went 69.6% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 23 tries. They knocked down 10 of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Lions ended up finishing with 18 and Southern accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Quion Williams is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He recorded 21 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He played for 40 mins and snagged 10 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 38.9% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff steps onto the court after finishing with a mark of 13-19 last year. They turned the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a squad committed 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Arkansas-Pine Bluff collected 33.6 rebounds per game and accounted for 497 assists over the course of last year, which ranked 115th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Lions connected on 34.3% on 3-pointers (242 of 706) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They averaged 77.3 points per contest (141st in D-1) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Golden Lions were able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 fouls. They were ranked 255th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 473 surrendered last year. The Golden Lions defense gave up a field goal percentage of 45.9% (876 of 1,908) and they surrendered 36.2 boards per contest as a team. They surrendered 33.5% on 3-point shots and they were ranked 342nd in college in PPG allowed (81.0).

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks took a defeat with a final score of 109-88 when they played Arizona. The Razorbacks collected 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this game. They also gave up possession 8 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. Arizona had 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They were able to bury 21 of them for a rate of 80.8%. In reference to 3-pointers, Arkansas made 5 of their 23 tries (21.7%). Overall, the Razorbacks went 31 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 47.7%. The Razorbacks allowed Arizona to convert 37 out of 58 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 63.8% in this contest. They went 62.5% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 8 and finished the game at 30 out of 39 at the charity stripe (76.9%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Arkansas allowed Arizona to get 30 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Darius Acuff Jr. was important for the Razorbacks in this contest. He converted 8 out of 19 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 28 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Arkansas had a win-loss mark of 28-9 last season. In terms of offensive execution, the Razorbacks connected on 50.1% from the field, which was ranked 9th in Division 1. Arkansas scored 3,337 points last season (90.2 per contest) and they grabbed 36.0 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 17.2 times per contest (22nd in Division 1) and they lost possession via turnover 9.0 times per contest. The Razorbacks were responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they went 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court were 341st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 81.0. They forced their opponents into 11.5 TO's every game and let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (264th in college). The Arkansas defense conceded 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (288 of 906) and opponents knocked down 72.2% of their foul shots. They conceded 20.4 dimes and 34.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 311th and 181st in those categories.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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