The Arkansas State Red Wolves and Central Arkansas Bears meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Farris Center. The Arkansas State Red Wolves look for their sixth victory. The Central Arkansas Bears look to get above a .500 record.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are averaging 69.6 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 60.4 points on 40 percent shooting. Malcolm Farrington is averaging 15 points and 2.6 rebounds while Caleb Fields is averaging 12.6 points and 4.8 assists. Omar El-Sheikh is grabbing 4.5 rebounds and Omar El-Sheikh is dishing 0.5 assists. The Arkansas State Red Wolves are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Arkansas State Red Wolves are allowing 38.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.
The Central Arkansas Bears are averaging 76.9 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 75 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Camren Hunter is averaging 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Eddy Kayouloud is averaging 15.3 points and 6 rebounds. Collin Cooper is the third double-digit scorer and Masai Olowokere is grabbing 7.4 rebounds. The Central Arkansas Bears are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70.7 percent from the free throw line. The Central Arkansas Bears are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.
The Red Wolves are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win. The Bears are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Tuesday games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss. The under is 6-0 in Red Wolves last 6 overall. The under is 5-1-1 in Bears last 7 home games.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are probably the more talented team and easier to trust, but the Central Arkansas Bears are off to a fine start and this is a huge home game where the crowd should be out in full force. It’s not often upper level schools come to Conway. Central Arkansas is winning at home so far by an average of 14.5 points, and this is a well above average offense through 8 games. Give me the Bears in this toss up.