The Little Rock Trojans and the Central Arkansas Bears meet in college basketball action from the Farris Center on Thursday night. Can Little Rock get their first road win of the year? OR will Central Arkansas take down a D-I opponent for the first time this season? Let’s dive in and give a Little Rock vs. Central Arkansas Prediction.

Little Rock Trojans Team Preview

The Little Rock Trojans come into this game looking to build on their current three-game win streak after a 77-66 win over Arkansas State last time out. Khalen Robinson has a team-high 19 PPG along with 5.4 RPG and 5.4 APG while DeAntonio Gordon has 16.6 PPG with 6.6 RPG. Jamir Chaplin has 16.1 PPG with a team-high 8.2 RPG to lead the Trojans on the glass and Cougar Downing has 11.4 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Little Rock up to this point in the year. As a team, Little Rock is averaging 81.6 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 73.6% from the foul line this season. The Trojans are 4-4 in the OVC and have the same number of victories as Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois. 

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Central Arkansas Bears Team Preview

The Central Arkansas Bears come into this one looking to snap an eight-game losing streak after a 95-76 loss to Hawaii last time out. Tucker Anderson leads the Bears in scoring with 13.8 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Elias Cato has 12.3 PPG with 6.2 RPG. Carl Daughtery Jr. has 10.4 PPG with 3.5 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Central Arkansas up to this point in the year. Ubongabasi Etim has a team-high 8.2 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass and Johannes Kirsipuu has a team-high 5.7 APG as well on the year to lead the Bears in the assist department this season. As a team, Central Arkansas is averaging 69.7 PPG on 40% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 69.8% from the foul line this season.

Little Rock vs. Central Arkansas Prediction

I’m on the over here. It wouldn’t surprise me if Little Rock covered here, but Central Arkansas has been actually keeping some games respectable here and there even if they’re not getting in the win column. That being said, I don’t trust either side defensively in this game and I think this one is going to be a track meet. Give me the over here.