Lipscomb vs Central Arkansas Prediction 3/3/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Central Arkansas Bears and the Lipscomb Bison meet Monday in college basketball action from the Allen Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Lipscomb vs Central Arkansas Prediction.

Matchup History

Lipscomb swept the regular season series between these two teams with a 68-55 win at Central Arkansas on January 25^th, 2025, and then picked up a 78-60 win at home on February 26^th, 2025. Lipscomb’s won three straight and five of the last six meetings between these two teams.

Central Arkansas Recap

The Central Arkansas Bears come into this game looking to build on their 77-72 first-round victory over Stetson to reach the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.

Bears Looking To Spring Road Upset

Layne Taylor leads the Bears in scoring with 17.4 PPG with 3.6 RPG and 3.7 APG along with 1.9 SPG. While Elias Cato has 14.8 PPG with 5.2 RPG and Brayden Fagbemi has 11.1 PPG with 4.1 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to lead the Bears in the assist department while also rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Central Arkansas up to this point in the year. Cole McCormick has 8.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Michael Evbagharu also has 7.6 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG as well on the year to lead the Bears on the glass. Nehemiah Turner also has 7.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG so far this season. As a team, Central Arkansas is averaging 70.2 PPG on 40.8% shooting from the field, 30% from behind the three-point line, and 70.4% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Central Arkansas Bears will win

• The road team has won four of the last five games between Central Arkansas and Lipscomb.
• Lipscomb has lost three of its last four Conference Tournament games.

Lipscomb Recap

The Lipscomb Bison come into the conference tournament as the top seed after finishing the year with an overall record of 22-9 on the year including a 14-4 mark in ASUN conference play.

Bison Looking To Win First ASUN Title Since 2018

Jacob Ognacevic leads the Bison in scoring with 20.3 PPG and in rebounding with 8 RPG while Will Pruitt has 13 PPG with 5.7 RPG and 2.6 APG. Gyasi Powell has 11.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG and Dylan Faulkner has 10.5 PPG with 5.3 RPG. Joe Anderson has 11.2 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead the Bison in the assist department and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Lipscomb up to this point in the year. As a team, Lipscomb is averaging 79.2 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 78.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Lipscomb Bisons will win

• Lipscomb has won each of its last 12 Monday home games.
• Central Arkansas has lost each of its last eight Monday road games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Lipscomb’s last eight Monday home games against the ASUN Conference has produced a total of 143+ points.
• Each of Central Arkansas’ last four Conference Tournament games has produced a total of 144+ points.

Lipscomb vs Central Arkansas Prediction

I’m leaning towards Lipscomb here. It’s a huge number for the Bison, and Lipscomb laid a similar number when these teams last met and Central Arkansas snuck in the backdoor for the cover. That being said, they were not playing on a back-to-back in that game, and I think the rested legs of Lipscomb, a Lipscomb team that’s hard enough to slow down when fully rested, is going to be a problem here. And I think Lipscomb runs over Central Arkansas early and often in this game. Give me Lipscomb here.