Texas A&M Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

Bud Walton Arena is the location where the Arkansas Razorbacks (20-7) will compete against the Texas A&M Aggies (19-8) on Thursday.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced off with Oklahoma and notched a win by a score of 75-71 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 20 and Oklahoma recorded 19 personal fouls. They made 11 of 30 shots from beyond the arc. Oklahoma finished 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 24 attempts. On top of that, Oklahoma snagged 42 boards (17 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Oklahoma earned 11 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Texas A&M allowed 32.8% from the field on 20 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 11 of 20 shots for a rate of 55.0%. Texas A&M finished having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and made 10 of their 25 shots from downtown.

Rashaun Agee is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He went 53.8% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 7 boards. He finished with 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Texas A&M heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-8 this season. They turn the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Texas A&M is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 514 dimes for the year, which is 10th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Aggies are shooting 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (302 of 820) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They average 88.9 points per game (9th in the country) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Aggies have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 297th in the country in points per game allowed (78.2). The Aggies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (726 of 1,659) and they relinquish 36.8 boards per game as a group. They rank 286th in college hoops in allowing assists with 413 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arkansas Razorbacks took home the win by a final score of 94-86 when they faced Missouri. The Razorbacks recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this contest. They turned the ball over 5 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. Missouri earned 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of them for a percentage of 88.0%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Arkansas converted 8 of their 18 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Razorbacks went 32 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 52.5%. The Razorbacks permitted Missouri to knock down 31 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.4% for this contest. They went 33.3% from distance by shooting 7 of 21 and finished the game at 17 of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). Concerning team rebounding, Arkansas allowed Missouri to get 21 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Billy Richmond III ended up having an impact for the Razorbacks for this game. He had 21 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this matchup. He made 9 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Arkansas has a win-loss mark of 20-7 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Razorbacks are hitting on 50.5% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in college. Arkansas has earned 2,428 points so far this year (89.9 per contest) and they grab 35.9 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.3 times per game (30th in college hoops) and they turn it over 8.9 times per contest. The Razorbacks have committed 16.7 fouls per contest and they go 74.7% from the free throw line.

The Arkansas defense allows 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (213 of 684) and their opposition knocks down 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.4 assists and 34.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 264th and 192nd in those categories. The Razorbacks are ranked 302nd in college in points per game surrendered with 78.3. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (205th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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