Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/6/21

The Central Arkansas Bears and Northwestern State Demons meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Prather Coliseum.

The Central Arkansas Bears need a win after losing 11 of their last 13 games. The Central Arkansas Bears are averaging 70.9 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 80.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Rylan Bergersen is averaging 17.3 points and 4.1 rebounds while Collin Cooper is averaging 11.8 points and 1.8 rebounds. DeAndre Jones is the third double-digit scorer and Eddy Kayouloud is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Central Arkansas Bears are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Central Arkansas Bears are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

The Northwestern State Demons need a win after losing three of their last four games. The Northwestern State Demons are averaging 71.9 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 79.8 points on 47.4 percent shooting. Trenton Massner is averaging 12.4 points and 2.6 assists while Jamaure Gregg is averaging 10 points and five rebounds. Jairus Roberson is dishing one assist and Carvell Teasett is grabbing 1.5 rebounds. The Northwestern State Demons are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 67 percent from the free throw line. The Northwestern State Demons are allowing 32.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.5 rebounds per game.

The Bears are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Demons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. The under is 7-3 in Bears last 10 road games. The under is 5-1-1 in Demons last 7 home games. The road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, as they’re both losers on the season and aren’t playing good ball now. With that said, the Central Arkansas Bears have looked worse, especially on the road where they lose by an average of 19.3 points while shooting 40.3 percent from the field. Northwestern State at least hold its own at home. I’d back the Demons if forced to pick this blah matchup.