Central Arkansas Bears vs Lipscomb Bisons Betting Pick & Prediction 1/18/24

Planning on watching today’s Bears and Bisons game? Catch the action at Allen Arena in Nashville, TN, as the Bisons hosts this showdown at 8:00 ET on ESPN+. This Atlantic Sun conference matchup has an over/under of 154 points, and the Bisons are favored to win at home vs. the Bears.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS VS LIPSCOMB BISONS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Central Arkansas Bears +14.5

This game will be played at Allen Arena at 8:00 ET on Thursday, January 18th.

WHY BET THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 78-66 in favor of the Bisons.
• Even though we have Lipscomb winning straight-up, we like Central Arkansas at +14.5.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 154 points, and we like the under with a projected 144 points.

Can The Bears Secure a Road Victory?

Central Arkansas is 6-13 overall and 2-1 in Atlantic Sun action. They have gone 4-12 outside of league play, and they are 2-8 on the road, where they have been outscored by an average of 15.6 points per game. The Bears have been the underdog in 16 of their 19 games, going 4-12 in those contests.

In their most recent game, the Bears beat Bellarmine by a score of 59-57. Over their last 10 road games, Central Arkansas has gone 2-8, and they are 2-3 in their last five contests away from home. For the season, the Bears are averaging 67.4 points per game while allowing 83.0 points per contest.

As the underdog, Central Arkansas has an ATS record of 9-6-1 this season and they have gone 2-1 vs. the spread in their last 3 games as the underdog. On the road, the Bears have an ATS mark of 6-4 this year and they have gone 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road contests.

This season, the over/under record for Central Arkansas games is 6-10-1. So far, the average over/under line in their games is 150.8 and their games have had an average of 147.2 points. Today’s over/under line of 154 is higher than the average OU line in their games and is higher than the OU line in 12 of their games this year. In their last three games, the over/under record is 1-2 and those games have had an average of 142 points.

In their most recent game, the Central Arkansas offense concluded with only 59 points against Bellarmine. Throughout the game, they made 6/24 three-point attempts and had a field goal percentage of 43.4%. The team’s top scorer is Tucker Anderson, who comes into today’s matchup with an average of 14.1, while Carl Daughtery Jr. also maintains a PPG average of 12.2 leading up to the game.

Coming into today’s game, the Central Arkansas defense is giving up an average of 75.8 points per contest. The Central Arkansas defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 57 points and allowed Bellarmine to connect on 6 threes.

Can Lipscomb Lock in a Home Win?

So far this season, Lipscomb has been perfect at home, winning all four of their games by an average of 15 points per game. Their home record this season is 4-0, and their record over their last 10 home games is 9-1.

Overall, Lipscomb is 11-7 this season and has won two straight games. In their most recent game, they defeated Austin Peay by a score of 91-77.

As the favorite this season, Lipscomb has been perfect vs. the spread, going 6-0. At home, they are 4-0 vs. the spread and over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Bisons are 7-3 vs. the spread.

So far this season, the over/under record for Lipscomb is 8-7 and the average scoring total in their games is 152.8 points. Today’s over/under line of 154 is slightly higher than the average OU line in their games (150.8) and their games have finished with more points than 154 in six of their 18 games. Currently, the average scoring total in their last three games is 156 points and their OU record over their last three games is 2-1.

The Lipscomb offense is coming off a game where they scored 91 points against Austin Peay. They posted a field goal percentage of 62.1% and connected on 9 threes. In terms of offense, the Bisons have a season-long field goal percentage of 47%, putting them 66th in the NCAA. Regarding three-pointers, they are ranked 104th in percentage and 30th in three-pointers made.

On defense, Lipscomb is currently around the NCAA average in points allowed, giving up an average of 73.6 points per game. In their previous game vs. Austin Peay, the Governors finished with a field goal percentage of 62% and a total of 77 points vs. Lipscomb.