The Central Arkansas Bears (5-8) look to end their five-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (5-8) at American Bank Center. The game starts at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Central Arkansas Bears vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders ATS Prediction
The Bears are trying to rebound after their 68-55 loss to the Missouri Tigers in their last contest. Missouri’s 26.2 offensive rebounding percentage was their largest strength over Central Arkansas, who had a rate of 17.1. Eddy Kayouloud led Central Arkansas in scoring with 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
The last time the Islanders were in action, they easily got past the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets, 81-34. The Islanders had a much better free throw rate (0.269 vs. 0.053) and had a much better turnover percentage (14.0 vs. 33.6). With 14 points and 10 rebounds, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Irshaad Hunte had a good performance.
After the Bears won the lone game against the Islanders last season, 81-69, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. The Bears had a much better turnover percentage (16.7 vs. 22.5) and had a better effective field goal percentage (0.518 vs. 0.453).
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi appears to have the edge on the defensive side of the ball. The Islanders currently rank 56th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.463), while Central Arkansas is 193rd in effective field goal percentage (0.492).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ranks 55th in rebounds per game (38.8) while Central Arkansas ranks 229th in rebounds allowed per game (38.5).
The Bears rank 37th in blocks per game (3.2) while the Islanders rank 134th in blocks allowed per game (4.2).
Central Arkansas ranks 50th in assists per game (13.8) while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ranks 141st (13.3).
The Islanders average 6.5 steals per game, which ranks 110th in the country. The Bears rank 133rd in steals allowed per game (6.0).
Central Arkansas ranks 126th in three pointers attempted per game (23.1) while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ranks 134th in three pointers allowed per game (22.5).
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The Bears have outscored opponents by an average of 4.6 points in their last five games. On the season, Central Arkansas has lost by an average of 4.4 points.
During their last five games, the Islanders have scored an average of 78.0 points per game (10.8 above their season average) and allowed an average of 63.4 points per game (2.1 below their season average).
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