The Southeastern Louisiana Lions will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Bears in Central Arkansas at Farris Center on Saturday in college basketball action.

The Bears bring a 7-19 record (0-2 ATS) to this tilt against the 10-16 Lions, who are 2-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Central Arkansas go 1-1 so far and the Lions go 0-2.



View Southeastern Louisiana vs Central Arkansas Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Bears - Lions odds would favor the Lions if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Central Arkansas is rated No. 249 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Southeastern Louisiana is at No. 179. Mathematical models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 66-58 win for the Lions.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Lions is ranked No. 113 in NCAA hoops at 35.7 per game. Contrast that with Central Arkansas’s No. 30 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Central Arkansas is the No. 259-ranked team in the country at 5.2 per game, while Southeastern Louisiana rates No. 318 at 4.5 per game.

Defensively, Southeastern Louisiana features the nation's No. 72-rated defense on the road, allowing 65.1 points per game. Central Arkansas, meanwhile, comes in at No. 32 nationally in scoring at home.

Southeastern Louisiana was a 62-61 loser in its last match at home against Texas State. Southeastern Louisiana got 18 points from Roosevelt Johnson but lost anyway, 62-61, to Texas State on Wednesday at SLU University Center.

In their last action, Central Arkansas was an 80-70 loser on the road against Nicholls State. The Bears wasted a 28-point performance from Jarvis Garner in losing to Nicholls State 80-70 on Wednesday at Stopher Gym.

Next up:
Southeastern Louisiana home to McNeese State, Wednesday, February 29
Central Arkansas home to Texas-San Antonio, Wednesday, February 29