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

Women's college basketball action continues on New Year's Day at 2:00 PM ET as the favored Vanderbilt squares off with Arkansas at Bud Walton Arena.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' new women's basketball model predicts Vanderbilt as the most likely winner of the Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas prediction: Who will win?

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

Our independent predictive model gives Vanderbilt a 95% chance of defeating Arkansas.

According to our model, the over/under total of 153.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas odds

We have sourced the best women'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: