Central Arkansas vs Arkansas Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/14/24

The Central Arkansas Bears and the Arkansas Razorbacks meet Saturday in college basketball action from Verizon Arena. Here’s a Central Arkansas vs Arkansas prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Central Arkansas vs Arkansas pick. We will examine:

The Central Arkansas Bears’ recent form and player performance

The Arkansas Razorbacks’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Central Arkansas Bears

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Arkansas Razorbacks

Recent betting trends in games played between Central Arkansas and Arkansas

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Central Arkansas vs Arkansas game

Central Arkansas Bears Betting Preview

The Bears lost four of their first five games versus BYU, Utah, Western Illinois, and SEMO before a win over UNC Asheville. Since then it’s been losses to Georgia Tech, Little Rock, and AR-Pine Bluff in the last trio.

In last weekend’s matchup with AR-Pine Bluff, the Bears were drilled 46-30 in the first half. Central AR came back in the second with a 48-38 run but still lost 84-78. Tops in scoring was Layne Taylor with 25 points and six assists.

Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Preview

Over on the Arkansas side, they lost to Baylor in their second outing then took out Troy, Pacific, Little Rock, and MD Eastern Shore before another loss to Illinois. The Razorbacks have since beaten Miami, UTSA, and Michigan.

Matched up against the Wolverines on Tuesday, the Razorbacks came back from a four-point halftime deficit with a 44-38 run and took the upset victory 89-87. Leading the way was Boogie Fland with 20 points and seven assists. DJ Wagner added 16 points and five assists as well.

Why the Arkansas Razorbacks will win

• Central Arkansas has lost 10 of its last 11 games against non-conference opponents.
• Arkansas has won seven of its last eight games.
• Central Arkansas has lost the first half in each of its last three games against non-conference opponents.

Why the Central Arkansas Bears will win

• Arkansas has lost five of its last six day games played at neutral venues.

Central Arkansas vs Arkansas Prediction

I’ll lean toward Arkansas but I’m probably staying away. This is a matchup where the only real question is the eventual margin of victory for the Razorbacks. They’re hot coming off the upset win over Michigan, shooting 50 percent from the field with 34 rebounds. Arkansas wasn’t great from the line (14-of-22) and had 14 turnovers though, so there’s plenty to clean up.

As for Central Arkansas, they rebounded well (44) but shot poorly (36.6 percent) in their latest loss to AR-Pine Bluff. The Bears have given up 83 or more points in three of the last four games so it shouldn’t be too hard for the Razorbacks to run up the score here.