Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas prediction: Why Arkansas is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/20/2026]

Arkansas will face Vanderbilt, in what is expected to be a close men's college basketball game, at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday, commencing at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives Arkansas a slight edge with a 54% win probability over Vanderbilt.

This article offers further insights into Tuesday's Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Vanderbilt and Arkansas 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Arkansas a 54% chance of defeating Vanderbilt. Our predicted final score has Arkansas winning 83-81.

According to our model, Vanderbilt (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 173.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: