Central Arkansas vs AR-Little Rock 12/14/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans (5-6) vs. Central Arkansas Bears (1-8)
December 14, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Central Arkansas Bears +2.5 ; Over/Under: 149.5
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The Little Rock Trojans and the Central Arkansas Bears meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Farris Center. Little Rock is 5-6 on the season so far and coming off a win over Philander Smith. As for Central Arkansas, they’re 1-8 on the year. The Bears lost to Arkansas State in their last game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Little Rock started out the year on a 4-2 clip, taking out Southern Illinois, Champion Christian, Arkansas Baptist and NIU in that time. After losses to Tulsa, Colorado State, Arkansas and Missouri State, the Trojans got a win over Philander Smith.
In the Philander Smith matchup, the Trojans turned a slim 32-30 halftime edge into a 60-51 win. Leading the scoring for Little Rock was Isaiah Palermo with 18 points, nine rebounds, five assists and a steal.
Over on the Central Arkansas side, they got a win over Oral Roberts in their fourth game this year. Otherwise it’s been losses to Saint Louis, Butler, Baylor, New Orleans, VMI, Presbyterian, Arkansas and Arkansas State.
On December 4 versus Arkansas State, the Bears gave up 51 points in the first half and 44 more from there in a 95-82 loss. Desi Sills posted 19 points, and Norchad Omier doubled up with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bears are 7-17 ATS in their last 24 overall and 0-5 ATS in their last five Tuesday games. The over is 5-1 in Central AR’s last six Tuesday games.
Meanwhile, the Trojans are 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last four after a straight-up win. Little Rock is 9-24-1 ATS in their last 34 overall.
PICK: I suppose I’m taking Little Rock here, but staying away. There’s not much to like in this matchup. The Trojans shot a tepid 35.6 percent in their latest win over Philander Smith, but did pick up 42 rebounds along the way. They’ll take the win after a string of bad outcomes, though. As for Central Arkansas, it’s been tough to find success in any measure this year. The Bears have had a few good scoring outings here and there however, so I expect them to make this matchup interesting.
