Eastern Kentucky vs Central Arkansas 1/4/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Central Arkansas Bears and Eastern Kentucky Colonels meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the McBrayer Arena. The Central Arkansas Bears need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels look to build on their three-game winning streak.

The Central Arkansas Bears are averaging 69.8 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 81.3 points on 46.6 percent shooting. Darious Hall is averaging 12.5 points and 7 rebounds, while Camren Hunter is averaging 12.4 points and 4.6 rebounds. Collin Cooper is the third double-digit scorer and Eddy Kayouloud is grabbing 3.7 rebounds. The Central Arkansas Bears are shooting 30.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Central Arkansas Bears are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are averaging 84.8 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 71 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Jannson Williams is averaging 11.9 points and 6 rebounds, while Devontae Blanton is averaging 11.4 points and 3.6 assists. Cooper Robb is the third double-digit scorer and Michael Moreno is grabbing 5.9 rebounds. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are allowing 28.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.

The Bears are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 road games and 8-18 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Colonels are 16-7-2 ATS in their last 25 home games and 34-16-2 ATS in their last 52 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Bears last 5 overall. The under is 9-3 in Colonels last 12 overall.

The Central Arkansas Bears are absolutely lousy on the defensive side, they don’t cover numbers, and they’ve gotten beat up whenever playing a division one team. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels have quietly been a money printing machine dating back to last year, and they’ve been on an offensive tear as of late, which includes topping 100 points in two of their last three games. Central Arkansas is going to have a hard time keeping up here. I’ll eat the chalk with the Colonels.