Texas Longhorns vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (16-11) will go up against the Texas Longhorns (16-11) at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday.

The Texas Longhorns stepped onto the hardwood against South Carolina and took a loss by a final of 84-69 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Longhorns ended up with 28 and South Carolina totaled 22 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. South Carolina finished the game shooting 75.6% at the free throw line by converting 34 of their 45 attempts. On top of that, South Carolina totaled 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. South Carolina recorded 12 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Texas allowed 43.1% from the floor on 22 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup while creating 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Longhorns made 18 of 27 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Texas ended the contest having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 57) and converted 5 out of their 16 3-point attempts.

Tre Johnson is a player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up going 52.4% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He left the arena with 29 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

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Texas heads into this one with a win-loss record of 16-11 this year. They are averaging 78.3 pts per game (73rd in Division 1) while connecting on 46.7% from the field. The Longhorns are connecting on 35.9% on three-point shots (203 of 565) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas is pulling in 35.6 boards per game and has 361 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 237th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.7 times per game and as a team are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Longhorns are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.6% on shots from distance and they are 114th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (69.8). The Longhorns defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (655 of 1,552) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 44th in college in allowing assists with 313 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 92-85 against Missouri. The Razorbacks were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. Missouri earned 26 personal fouls in the game which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They were able to knock down 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.7%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Arkansas made 6 out of 18 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Razorbacks went 29 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.7%. The Razorbacks allowed Missouri to make 30 out of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1% in this contest. They went 33.3% from distance by hitting 12 out of 36 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Arkansas allowed Missouri to get 33 overall (17 offensive).

Zvonimir Ivisic was important for the Razorbacks in this contest. He scored 20 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He knocked down 6 of 8 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 16-11 so far this season. As an offense, the Razorbacks are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is ranked 74th in the nation. Arkansas has earned 2,054 pts on the season (76.1 per game) and they grab 35.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.6 times per game (116th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.4 times per contest. The Razorbacks are committing 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks defensively are ranked 100th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (71st in the country). The Arkansas defense gives up 30.9% on 3-point attempts (199 of 643) and opponents are converting on 70.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.0 dimes and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 86th and 210th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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