Arkansas vs Texas Prediction 2/26/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Bud Walton Arena. Here’s an Arkansas vs Texas prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Arkansas vs Texas pick.

Texas Longhorns Betting Preview

The Longhorns came into January with a pretty nice record, but they’ve had some difficulties amid some tough matchups since then. Texas kicked off with an 11-2 run, taking wins over Houston Christian, Chicago State, MS Valley State, Syracuse, Saint Joseph’s, Delaware State, NC State, New Mexico State, AR-Pine Bluff, New Orleans and Northwestern State. The Longhorns would lose their next three versus Texas A&M, Auburn, and Tennessee ahead of a 4-2 run that featured wins over Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas A&M, and LSU. Since then it’s been a 1-4 run for Texas. The lone win came over Kentucky. Otherwise, it was losses to Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Alabama, and South Carolina at that time. That gives the Longhorns a 16-11 overall run through their first 27 games of the 2024-25 campaign.

In their last matchup on Saturday versus South Carolina, the Longhorns were blitzed in the first half 40-22. Texas came back better after the break on a 47-44 run but still lost pretty handily 84-69. The team’s only double-digit scorer was Tre Johnson with 29 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Both Jayson Kent (three rebounds) and Kadin Shedrick (nine rebounds; five blocks) chipped in with eight points each. Tops off the bench in the losing effort was Arthur Kaluma with nine points, four rebounds, and one turnover in 20 minutes of work out there.

Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Preview

Over on the Arkansas side, they’ve had a similar trajectory in the win column this year. The Razorbacks started out very well on an 11-2 overall run featuring wins over Lipscomb, Troy, Pacific, Little Rock, MD Eastern Shore, Miami, UTSA, Michigan, Central Arkansas, North Carolina A&T, and Oakland. Losses to Tennessee, Ole Miss, Florida, LSU, and Missouri came next, and since then it’s been a 5-4 run for the Razorbacks. The losses in that time came versus Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas A&M, and Auburn. Otherwise, it’s been wins over Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, LSU, and Missouri, giving Arkansas a 16-11 overall record through 27 games.

Matched up against Missouri back on Saturday, the Razorbacks came out of the locker room with a 48-41 deficit. Arkansas stormed through a 51-37 advantage in the second half though and posted the comeback victory 92-85 in the end. Tops in scoring was Zvonimir Ivisic with 20 options, four rebounds, three turnovers, two steals, and two blocks. Johnell Davis added 18 points with four assists and four steals, while DJ Wagner had 17 points with three assists and a pair of steals. Karter Knox put up 14 points with two rebounds in 36 minutes as well.

Why the Arkansas Razorbacks will win

• Arkansas has won 11 of its last 12 games at Bud Walton Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Texas has lost four of its last five games.
• Texas has lost the first half in each of its last four night games against the Southeastern Conference.

Why the Texas Longhorns will win

• Texas has won nine of its last 11 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Arkansas has lost each of its last three games following a home win.
• Arkansas has lost the first half in each of its last six games at Bud Walton Arena.

Arkansas vs Texas Prediction

I’m probably just going to stay with Arkansas here, but this should be a great matchup regardless. The Razorbacks played a solid game overall in their win versus Missouri, but there’s plenty to improve upon. Arkansas shot a nice 54.7 percent from the field in that one but also lost the rebounding battle 35-28 and coughed up 16 turnovers for 14 Tigers points. The good news is that Missouri was also very sloppy with the ball on 18 turnovers, which resulted in 30 points for the Razorbacks on the other side. The 92 points were a nice touch as well after just 121 combined in the previous pair (both losses.

Arkansas managed to power out a 78-70 road victory the last time these teams met up back on February 5. The Razorbacks lost the rebounding battle in that one as well (41-36) but also shot 44 percent from the field while holding Texas to just 34.4 percent. Arkansas is going to have to shoot well again—and be careful with the ball—in this home rematch.