Butler vs Central Arkansas College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/12/2021
Central Arkansas Bears (0-1) vs. Butler Bulldogs (1-0)
November 12, 2021 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Butler Bulldogs -22.5 / Central Arkansas Bears +22.5; Over/Under: -138.5
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The Central Arkansas Bears and the Butler Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday night.
The Central Arkansas Bears come into this game looking to rebound from a 96-61 loss to Saint Louis to start the year. Collin Cooper led the Bears with 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting with a pair of threes, a pair of steals and a team-high 3 assists while Camren Hunter had 10 points with a pair of threes as the only other double-digit scorer for Central Arkansas in the losing effort. Darious Hall also chipped in 7 points with 8 rebounds to lead the Bears on the glass in the defeat. As a team, Central Arkansas shot 40.4% from the field, 36.8% from three and 61.5% from the foul line in the loss.
The Butler Bulldogs will be looking to build off of a 56-47 win over IUPUI in their last game. Chuck Harris led Butler with 16 points including a team-high 4 assists and a 10 of 13 mark from the foul line while Jayden Taylor was the only other Butler player to score in double figures with 12 points in the victory. Bryce Nze added 9 points with a team-high 7 rebounds and 3 steals and Simas Lukosius added 8 points with 7 boards of his own in the winning effort. As a team, Butler shot 34.1% from the field, 28% from three and 82.6% from the foul line in the win.
Central Arkansas is 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog while the over is 29-14-1 in their last 44 games following a loss. Butler is 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 games as a favorite and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a win while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
This is a bit of a thick line, but Central Arkansas hasn’t really shown us anything in the past to convince anyone that they’d be able to keep these big lines within reason against any of the bigger teams. Butler isn’t normally the team to blow teams away, but I think they could win this one by 25 or so, so give me the Bulldogs at home in this one.
