Central Arkansas vs Bellarmine 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Bellarmine Knights will travel to the Farris Center to take on the Central Arkansas Bears this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Bellarmine Knights won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 15-11 on the season after defeating the North Alabama Lions, 75-59, this past Saturday. Bellarmine was solid on the offensive end against North Alabama and was able to pull away later in the 2^nd half after taking a 70-60 lead with 1:43 left in regulation. Bellarmine shot 47.2% from the field & 42.3% from beyond the arc while allowing North Alabama to shoot 45.3% from the field & 28.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Knights was CJ Fleming who had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, & 1 block.

On the season, Bellarmine is averaging 70.1 ppg on 47.5% shooting from the field. The Knights are averaging 7.3 three-pointers per game on 33.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Bellarmine has been led by Dylan Penn 16.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.1 spg), CJ Fleming (14.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 spg), Ethan Claycomb (8.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.8 apg), & Alec Pfriem (7.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.8 apg).

Defensively, Bellarmine is holding their opponents to an average of 66.6 ppg on 33.2% shooting from the field. The Knights have a rebound margin of -1.4 and a turnover margin of 2.2.

The Central Arkansas Bears improved to 8-16 on the season after defeating the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 72-62, this past Saturday. Bellarmine was solid defensively against Jacksonville State and was able to pull away for the victory after taking a 66-55 lead with 2:35 left in regulation. Central Arkansas shot 45.3% from the field & 22.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Jacksonville State to shoot 41.0% from the field & 30.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for he Bears was Camren Hunter who had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, & 5 steals.

On the season, Central Arkansas is averaging 73.4 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Bears are averaging 6.9 three-pointers per game on 30.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Central Arkansas has been led by Camren Hunter (13.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.5 spg), Darious Hall (13.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.2 spg), Eddy Kayouloud (10.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.3 apg), & Collin Cooper (10.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg).

Defensively, Central Arkansas is allowing their opponents to an average of 82.1 ppg on 47.7% shooting from the field. The Bears have a rebound margin of -2.8 and a turnover margin of -1.2.

The Knights are 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 road games & 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. The Bears are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games & 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.

Bellarmine has played well as of late, winning 4 of their last 6 games, however, this is still a team that has a losing road record and wasn’t overly impressive in their recent loss at Northern Alabama. Central Arkansas has struggled defensively this season, however, the offense has been decent overall as the Bears come into this game ranked 120^th in scoring offense. Bellarmine had no trouble picking up a victory against Central Arkansas earlier this season, however, between the fact that Central Arkansas is 6-2 at home and that they looked great recently on the road against a very good Jacksonville State team, I think the play here is to take Central Arkansas and the points. Good Luck!