Hawaii Warriors vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 3/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hawaii Warriors vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Arkansas (-16)

The Arkansas Razorbacks (26-8) will compete against the Hawaii Warriors (24-8) at Moda Center on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas opens this game as 16-point favorites. The total has been set at 160.

The Hawaii Warriors faced UC Irvine and took home the win by a score of 71-64 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Warriors finished with 15 while UC Irvine totaled 20 fouls. They made 5 out of their 11 tries from three-point range. UC Irvine walked away from this one shooting 88.2% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 17 attempts. Furthermore, UC Irvine grabbed 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UC Irvine distributed 14 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Hawaii let their opponent shoot 36.1% from the floor on 22 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 48 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 9 of 15 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Hawaii ended the game with a 40.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 66) and knocked down 8 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Isaac Johnson is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Hawaii comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 24-8 so far this year. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.8 fouls every game. As a team, Hawaii is pulling in 39.3 boards per game and is sitting with 439 dimes so far this year, which ranks 200th in the country in terms of passing. The Warriors are connecting on 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 749) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They average 79.6 pts per game (90th in college hoops) while hitting 45.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Warriors are able to force 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 1st in college hoops in giving up assists with 299 relinquished this year. The Warriors are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (788 of 1,918) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 67th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (69.7).

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks took home the win by a final score of 86-75 against Vanderbilt. The Razorbacks collected 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Vanderbilt earned 13 fouls for the contest which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. In regard to 3-point shots, Arkansas converted 15 out of their 24 attempts (62.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Razorbacks ended up going 30 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. The Razorbacks allowed Vanderbilt to knock down 25 of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 24 and ended up going 15 out of 15 from the free throw line (100.0%). Regarding rebounding, Arkansas allowed Vanderbilt to grab 32 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Darius Acuff Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Razorbacks for the contest. He buried 9 of 20 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He had 30 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accounted for 11 dimes in this game.

Arkansas has a record of 26-8 so far this year. The Razorbacks have committed 16.9 fouls per game and they connect on 74.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.0 times per contest (28th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 9.0 times per game. Arkansas has 3,058 pts on the season (89.9 per game) and they average 36.1 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Razorbacks are shooting 50.0% from the field, which ranks them 13th in the country.

The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court are 332nd in college in points allowed per contest with 80.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (249th in college). The Arkansas defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (263 of 830) and their opponents are converting on 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.4 assists and 34.6 boards per game, which ranks 263rd and 195th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas (-16)

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