Central Arkansas Bears

The Bears covered 10 of 13 lined home games in 2025-26, a mark four Division I teams beat at home. Their 14-1 home record paid 4.89 units on the moneyline.

Home covers

Central Arkansas covered 10 of 13 lined home games, 76.9%: four Division I teams did better and two matched it. The Bears lost once at home all season, and one unit on them in the 12 priced home games returned 4.89; 17 teams made more. Away they were 6-10, covering 8 of 16.

January and February

A 3-5 November, then 15-3 across January and February, with 13 covers in 18 and 6.95 units made. Eleven straight wins ran from 15 January to 19 February. The ASUN tournament ended it: two wins and two covers, then a 93-98 loss to Queens in the final as -135 favorites.

The moneyline

One unit on the Bears in each of the 28 priced games returned 4.23. Most of it came as underdogs, 3.54 units over 10 games: +220 at Queens (100-90), +190 at home to Eastern Washington (92-65) and +170 at Austin Peay (93-88). Six games had no moneyline.

Against the spread

Over the full season Central Arkansas went 20-12 against the number, 62.5%, which left them behind 20 programs and level with three. Laying points, the Bears covered 13 times in 19; getting them, 7 in 13.

The total

Central Arkansas totals split 16 overs and 16 unders.

ASUN opponents

North Alabama, Stetson and West Georgia lost both meetings, and Central Arkansas covered all six. Florida Gulf Coast and Queens each won one of three, with the Bears covering two of three against both. November’s two losses in the ASUN/SoCon Challenge came as underdogs: 77-84 to Samford at +260 and 57-80 to East Tennessee State at +525.

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