Arkansas Razorbacks vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion in Oxford, MS

TV: SEC Network

The Sandy and John Black Pavilion is the site where the Ole Miss Rebels (8-6) will attempt to beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-3) on Wednesday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced off with Tennessee and went home with a win by a final score of 86-75 in their last game. Arkansas finished the contest having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 of 59) and buried 7 out of their 23 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Razorbacks buried 29 of 33 tries for a percentage of 87.9%. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 7 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to defending, Arkansas allowed the other team to go 49.2% from the field on 29 of 59 shooting. Tennessee earned 13 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. On top of that, Tennessee totaled 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Tennessee shot 52.2% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 23 tries. They buried 5 of their 13 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Razorbacks left the arena with 16 and Tennessee had 22 fouls.

Darius Acuff Jr. is a guy who was a factor for this game. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Arkansas will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-3 on the year. They cough up possession 9.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arkansas is grabbing 37.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 243 assists so far this season, which ranks 86th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Razorbacks are shooting 39.1% from downtown (132 of 338) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 90.2 points per contest (19th in Division 1) while shooting 48.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Razorbacks are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 199th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 201 conceded this year. The Razorbacks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (383 of 904) and they surrender 34.9 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 30.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 222nd in college in PPG allowed (74.9).

When they last played, the Ole Miss Rebels went home defeated by a final of 86-70 when they faced Oklahoma. The Rebels corralled 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the game. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. Oklahoma committed 16 fouls in this contest which took the Rebels to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Ole Miss converted 10 of their 26 attempts (38.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Rebels ended up going 23 for 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.7%. The Rebels permitted Oklahoma to convert 31 of their 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.8% in this contest. They shot 39.3% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 28 and finished the contest at 13 out of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Ole Miss allowed Oklahoma to collect 37 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Patton Pinkins ended up having an impact for the Rebels in this contest. He buried 9 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 25 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Ole Miss has a record of 8-6 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rebels are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 224th in the nation. Ole Miss has 1,040 points for the year (74.3 per contest) and they collect 36.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per game (199th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per game. The Rebels are committing 18.2 fouls every game and they connect on 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Ole Miss defense allows 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (110 of 321) and their opponents are connecting on 67.6% of their foul shots. They concede 12.8 dimes and 34.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 136th and 164th in the country. The Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 62nd in the country in PPG surrendered with 67.9. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (94th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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