Central Arkansas vs. Bellarmine Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - ASUN Tournament
06 March 2026

The No. 1 seed Central Arkansas Bears (20-11, 15-3 ASUN) are favored by 5.5 points in their ASUN Tournament matchup against the No. 8 seed Bellarmine Knights (13-18, 7-11 ASUN) on Friday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, starting at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The winner will move one step closer to earning an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The point total is 155.5 for the matchup.
In its last matchup on Saturday, Central Arkansas secured an 84-79 win against Queens. In the victory, Camren Hunter paced Central Arkansas with 30 points. In its last matchup on Wednesday, Bellarmine claimed an 82-79 win over Jacksonville. Jack Karasinski recorded 31 points, five rebounds and one assist for Bellarmine.
Central Arkansas vs. Bellarmine Odds and Game Time
- When: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
- Where: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida
- Spread favorite: Central Arkansas -5.5
- Moneyline favorite: Central Arkansas -260
- Moneyline underdog: Bellarmine +213
- Over/Under: 155.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Central Arkansas vs. Bellarmine
- This season, Central Arkansas' games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 155.5-point total 14 times.
- A total of 17 of Bellarmine's games have ended with a combined score higher than 155.5 points this season.
- The Bears average 80.5 points per game against the Knights' 80.3, amounting to 5.3 points over the game's point total of 155.5.
- This matchup's over/under is 0.4 less than the 155.9 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
- Central Arkansas has seen a 155 average over/under in its games this season, 0.5 less than the over/under in this contest.
- The over/under for this matchup is 6.3 points lower than the average over/under in Bellarmine's games this season of 161.8.
Betting the Spread: Central Arkansas vs. Bellarmine
- Central Arkansas has played 29 games, with 18 wins against the spread.
- The Bears are 8-2 ATS when favored by 5.5 points or more this season.
- In Bellarmine's 29 games this season, it has 19 wins against the spread.
- This year, the Knights have an against-the-spread record of 8-4 in their 12 games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more.
- Central Arkansas is 10-3 against the spread, and 12-1 overall, at home.
- As a 5.5-point favorite or greater at home, Central Arkansas is 6-2 ATS.
- Away from home, Bellarmine is 8-7 against the spread, and 2-13 overall.
Betting the Moneyline: Central Arkansas vs. Bellarmine
- Central Arkansas has entered the game as moneyline favorites 15 times this season and won 13, or 86.7%, of those games.
- The Bears have entered eight games this season favored by -260 or more, and won each of those games.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Central Arkansas has a 72.2% chance to win.
- Bellarmine has been victorious in six, or 30%, of the 20 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
- The Knights have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +213 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- Bellarmine has an implied victory probability of 31.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
