Auburn Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Auburn Tigers (14-10) are hitting the road to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (18-6).

The Auburn Tigers faced Vanderbilt and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-76 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 22 while Vanderbilt racked up 22 fouls. They also converted 8 of their 23 shots from long range. Vanderbilt finished the contest at 86.7% when shooting free throws by burying 26 of their 30 shots. Furthermore, Vanderbilt snagged 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt earned 14 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, Auburn allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 31 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers made 21 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Auburn ended having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 of 60) and converted 7 out of their 17 3-pointers.

Tahaad Pettiford is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He was able to score 21 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished 38.9% from the field and also earned 4 dimes.

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Auburn will enter this contest with a mark of 14-10 on the season. They are turning it over 10.1 times per game and as a group they commit 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Auburn is grabbing 37.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 316 assists for the year, which has them ranked 266th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 33.0% on shots from distance (187 of 566) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They average 84.3 points per game (32nd in college hoops) while shooting 46.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tigers have forced 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 199th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 335 relinquished for the campaign. The Tigers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (647 of 1,430) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 306th in college in PPG from their opponents (78.7).

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 91-62 when they faced LSU. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Arkansas permitted LSU to snag 40 in all (18 on the offensive glass). They finished 14.3% from distance by hitting 3 of 21 and finished the game at 17 out of 27 at the free throw line (63.0%). The Razorbacks allowed LSU to make 21 of 68 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 30.9% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Razorbacks finished the game shooting 35 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.5%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Arkansas made 3 of 12 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. LSU had 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Razorbacks collected 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game.

Darius Acuff Jr. pitched in for the Razorbacks in the game. He accumulated 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 5 dimes for this game. He converted 13 out of 22 in this game for a rate of 59.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 18-6 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Razorbacks are shooting 50.2% from the field, which ranks 17th in college. Arkansas has tallied 2,131 points this season (88.8 per game) and they collect 36.3 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 17.2 times per contest (34th in D-1) and they turn it over 9.3 times per contest. The Razorbacks are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court are 256th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They are forcing 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (161st in Division 1). The Arkansas defense gives up 30.9% on shots from distance (190 of 615) and their opponents are converting on 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.4 assists and 34.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 260th and 186th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Auburn

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