High Point vs Arkansas Prediction 3/21/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The High Point Panthers and the Arkansas Razorbacks meet Saturday in NCAA Tournament Second Round college basketball action from Moda Center in Portland. Here’s a High Point vs Arkansas prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best High Point vs Arkansas pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

High Point Panthers Betting Preview

High Point started out their year on an 8-3 clip, then hit a win streak in December/January that lasted eight games. The Panthers would then lose to Winthrop before wins over USC Upstate, Radford, Presbyterian, Longwood, Charleston Southern, Radford, USC Upstate, Gardner-Webb, UNC Asheville, Winthrop, Presbyterian, Gardner-Webb, UNC Asheville, Winthrop and Wisconsin.

Matched up against the Badgers in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, the Panthers were down 41-39 going into the second half. High Point fought back on a 44-41 run from there and powered out the victory 83-82. Tops in scoring was Rob Martin with 23 points, 10 assists and three rebounds. Terry Anderson added a double-double on 15 points with 11 rebounds.

Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Preview

Over on the Razorbacks’ side, they kicked off the season on a 16-6 run. A 5-2 stretch ensued after that with wins over Mississippi State, LSU, Auburn, Missouri and Texas A&M. Since then it’s been a string of wins over Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Hawaii. Over the course of 35 games so far that gives Arkansas a pretty nice 27-8 run in the books this season.

Matched up against Hawaii back on Thursday in First Round NCAA Tournament action, the Razorbacks were comfortably ahead in the locker room at the break 54-36. Arkansas hit a 43-42 stretch the rest of the way and powered out the win pretty easily 97-78. Tops in scoring during the victory was Darius Acuff with 24 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Meleek Thomas added 21 points with eight rebounds and five assists alongside two steals.

High Point Panthers @ Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Trends: March 21, 2026

Why the Arkansas Razorbacks will win

• Arkansas has won each of its last seven NCAA Tournament games against a lower seed.

Why the High Point Panthers will win

• High Point has won 23 of its last 24 games.
• Arkansas has lost the first half in three of its last four games as a top-15 AP-ranked team against a non-AP-ranked team.

Total Points Facts

• Thirty-four of Arkansas’ last 38 games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue have produced a total of 167 or fewer points.
• Twenty-two of High Point’s last 25 games against non-Conference opponents at neutral venues have produced a total of 168 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Arkansas ranks 3rd among Division 1 teams for turnover percentage this season (10.8%).
• Arkansas ranks 4th among Division 1 teams for points per game this season (90.2).
• High Point ranks 3rd among Division 1 teams for point differential per game this season (+19.7).
• High Point ranks 3rd among Division 1 teams for offensive rating this season (126.0).

High Point vs Arkansas Prediction

I’m going to take a stab on High Point. The Panthers powered out an excellent (and unexpected) upset win over a very good Wisconsin team in their last outing, despite shooting a fairly tepid 41.9 percent from the field and just 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) at the line. High Point did give up a pretty healthy 47.7 percent shooting on defense. That makes 15 straight wins for the Panthers, who are scoring quite well during this run.

As for Arkansas, they shot well (54.2 percent) from the field in their win over Hawaii, adding 88.2 percent (15-of-17) from the line and a 39-27 rebounding edge. The Razorbacks outscored the Warriors 64-40 in the paint but did hit just 19 percent (4-of-21) from outside. Arkansas has won six straight games , scoring 82 or more points in each. This one should have a pretty high total as well.

Andrew Jett's Pick: High Point Panthers +11.5