Check out our free Lipscomb vs Central Arkansas pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Conway. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Lipscomb vs Central Arkansas Pick & Preview: Thursday, February 9th Betting Odds
Bisons vs Bears Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Lipscomb Bisons at Central Arkansas Bears
- Where: Conway at Farris Center
- Date: Thursday, February 9th
- Betting Odds: Lipscomb -7, LIPSC -316 | CARK +245 O/U 156.5
Bisons Preview:
Through 25 games, the Lipscomb Bisons have an overall record of 15-10. So far, the Bisons have played 12 games on the road, with a record of 3-9. This season, Lipscomb has been favored to win in 11 games, sitting with a mark of 7-4. For today’s contest, Lipscomb has a betting line set -7 points in their favor.
Lipscomb’s leading scorer this season is Jacob Ognacevic, who is averaging 16.0 points per contest. So far, Ognacevic has accounted for 21.51% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 4.12 rebounds per game and 0.56 assists. Derrin Boyd is the second leading scorer for the Bisons, averaging 9.92 points per game. Between him and Boyd, they are accounting for 34.8% of the team’s scoring.
On offense, Lipscomb is scoring a rate similar to the NCAA average at 74.0 points per game. This figure has come despite struggling to knock down shots from outside. Through 25 games, they have only hit 34.4% of their 3-point field goal attempts. For the season, 41.72% of their shots have come from beyond the arc.
Bears Preview:
Through 25 games, the Central Arkansas Bears have an overall record of 8-17. So far this season, Central Arkansas has played 11 games at home, sitting with a record of 5-6. For the season, Central Arkansas has been the underdog in 20 games, sitting with a mark of 5-15. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Bears being +7 point underdogs.
Central Arkansas’ leading scorer this season is Camren Hunter, who is averaging 17.0 points per contest. So far, Hunter has accounted for 21.36% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 5.21 rebounds per game and 4.38 assists. Eddy Kayouloud is the second leading scorer for the Bears, averaging 14.32 points per game. Between him and Kayouloud, they are accounting for 40.1% of the team’s scoring.
On offense, Central Arkansas is scoring a rate similar to the NCAA average at 73.2 points per game. This figure has come despite struggling to knock down shots from outside. Through 25 games, they have only hit 30.0% of their 3-point field goal attempts. For the season, 35.15% of their shots have come from beyond the arc.
Free Spread Prediction: Lipscomb Bisons -7
According to our key indicators, the best bet for today’s matchup between the Central Arkansas Bears and Lipscomb Bisons is to get money down on the Lipscomb to win an cover as -7 point favorites. Even though the team has not been great vs the spread as the road team, we see them putting together a strong game from behind the arc, as they are one of the NCAA’s best 3-point shooting units at 8.09 made 3’s per game. When it comes time to getting your bets down, we like the Lipscomb Bisons at -7.
