Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Arkansas (+8)

The Arkansas Razorbacks (28-8) are hitting the road to SAP Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Arizona Wildcats (33-2) in the Sweet 16. Arizona opens this game as 8-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 166.

The Arkansas Razorbacks stepped onto the hardwood against High Point and earned the victory with a final of 94-88 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Razorbacks finished with 9 while High Point finished the game with 17 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 38 tries from three-point range. High Point finished the game shooting 90.9% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of 11 attempts. Additionally, High Point pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. High Point dished out 17 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Arkansas let their opponent shoot 45.3% from the field on 34 out of 75 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks converted 15 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Arkansas walked away from the game having earned a 51.5% FG percentage (35 of 68) and converted 9 out of their 16 three-point shots.

Darius Acuff Jr. is a player who played a role for this game. He ended up finishing with 36 points on 11 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and collected 1 board. He went 50.0% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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Arkansas steps onto the hardwood with a record of 28-8 so far this season. They average 90.3 points per game (2nd in the nation) while connecting on 50.2% from the field. The Razorbacks are shooting 38.7% on shots from beyond the arc (296 of 765) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Arkansas is snagging 36.3 boards per contest and has racked up 622 assists on the year, which has them ranked 10th in college in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.0 times per game and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Razorbacks are forcing 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They concede 31.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 335th in college in PPG allowed (80.3). The Razorbacks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.3% (1,050 of 2,318) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 332nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 523 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 78-66 against Utah State. The Wildcats pulled down 29 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, but didn't have a steal. Utah State was called for 25 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 39 attempts. They were able to bury 27 of those for a percentage of 69.2%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Arizona knocked down 7 out of 17 tries (41.2%). Overall, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. The Wildcats permitted Utah State to convert 25 out of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.1% for the game. They shot 25.0% from distance by shooting 8 out of 32 and finished the contest at 8 of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Arizona permitted Utah State to collect 23 in all (7 offensive).

Jaden Bradley ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this contest. He racked up 18 points in his 39 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes. He converted 6 out of 16 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Arizona has a win-loss mark of 33-2 for the year. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are hitting on 50.3% from the field, which ranks 10th in the country. Arizona has scored 3,021 pts so far this year (86.3 per game) and they snag 42.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.9 times per contest (30th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.8 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Arizona defense surrenders 31.4% on 3-point shots (257 of 819) and their opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.1 assists and 31.7 boards every game, which ranks 73rd and 35th in those categories. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 46th in the country in points allowed per contest with 68.5. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (9th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas (+8)

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