The Liberty Flames and Central Arkansas Bears meet Monday in college basketball action at the Farris Center. The Liberty Flames look for a win after winning 11 of their last 14 games. The Central Arkansas Bears need a win after losing six of their last nine games.
The Liberty Flames are averaging 73.6 points on 47.9 percent shooting and allowing 62.6 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Darius McGhee is averaging 23.4 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Shiloh Robinson is averaging 10.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. Keegan McDowell is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Rode is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Liberty Flames are shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line. The Liberty Flames are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game.
The Central Arkansas Bears are averaging 73.6 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 81.4 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Camren Hunter is averaging 14.2 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Darious Hall is averaging 12.9 points and 6.7 rebounds. Jared Chatham is the third double-digit scorer and Eddy Kayouloud is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Central Arkansas Bears are shooting 30.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.5 percent from the free throw line. The Central Arkansas Bears are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.
The Flames are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Monday games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bears are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Flames last 5 overall. The over is 13-5 in Bears last 18 overall.
The Central Arkansas Bears play their best ball at home, but they’re also losing by an average of 8.2 points on the season and lose by an average of 13.3 points in the underdog role. The Liberty Flames are a consistent club that has blown out lesser teams, and they win by an average of 9.2 points in the favorite role. Big number for a road team, but backing Central Arkansas isn’t an option for me.