Picks for 3/15/26
College Basketball
1:00 PM EST
Rotation # 646
Arkansas +2.5 over Vanderbilt (win)
Arkansas and Vanderbilt both had 8-10 conference records a year ago and tied for 9th place. It’s fitting that a year later, they battle it out for the SEC Tournament Title. Both head coaches, John Calipari and Mark Byington, are now in their second year with their programs and have done a tremendous job. Arkansas five-star sensation Darius Acuff Jr. is a generational talent who scores just as well as he can involve his teammates. His unselfish play will make him a rich man very soon. Meleek Thomas is playing his best basketball, making the Razorbacks guards a lethal 1-2 combo that will be tough to slow down. Karter Knox’s injury could have derailed the Razorbacks, but Malique Ewin has been great on the glass and is a big asset at creating second-chance points. Trevon Brazile leads the team in rebounding and blocked shots and should be a force in the paint. Mark Byington did a heck of a job turning the Vanderbilt program around, but John Calipari has over 900 victories and has won big games at every university he has coached. Take Arkansas.
1:00 PM EST
Rotation # 646
Arkansas +2.5 over Vanderbilt (win)
Arkansas and Vanderbilt both had 8-10 conference records a year ago and tied for 9th place. It’s fitting that a year later, they battle it out for the SEC Tournament Title. Both head coaches, John Calipari and Mark Byington, are now in their second year with their programs and have done a tremendous job. Arkansas five-star sensation Darius Acuff Jr. is a generational talent who scores just as well as he can involve his teammates. His unselfish play will make him a rich man very soon. Meleek Thomas is playing his best basketball, making the Razorbacks guards a lethal 1-2 combo that will be tough to slow down. Karter Knox’s injury could have derailed the Razorbacks, but Malique Ewin has been great on the glass and is a big asset at creating second-chance points. Trevon Brazile leads the team in rebounding and blocked shots and should be a force in the paint. Mark Byington did a heck of a job turning the Vanderbilt program around, but John Calipari has over 900 victories and has won big games at every university he has coached. Take Arkansas.