Central Arkansas vs. FGCU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - ASUN Tournament

The No. 1 seed Central Arkansas Bears (21-11, 15-3 ASUN) are 3.5-point favorites in the ASUN Tournament when they play the No. 5 seed Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (16-17, 8-10 ASUN) on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, beginning at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Both teams hope to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup's point total is set at 146.5.

Central Arkansas won its last outing 86-73 against Bellarmine on Friday. Camren Hunter's team-high 31 points paced Central Arkansas in the win. FGCU came out on top in its most recent matchup 77-53 against Lipscomb on Friday. Rahmir Barno's team-leading 18 points paced FGCU in the victory.

Central Arkansas vs. FGCU Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida
• Spread favorite: Central Arkansas -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Central Arkansas -215
• Moneyline underdog: FGCU +176
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Central Arkansas vs. FGCU

• A total of 20 of Central Arkansas' games this season have gone over Saturday's total of 146.5 points.
• There have been 18 FGCU games that ended with a combined score over 146.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the matchup of 146.5 is 12.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bears (80.7) and Eagles (77.8).
• These two teams give up a combined 150.9 points per game, 4.4 more than this contest's over/under.
• On average, Central Arkansas has seen a 155.1-point over/under in its games this season, 8.6 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 7.8 points separates the average over/under in FGCU's games (154.3 points) and this game's over/under (146.5).

Betting the Spread: Central Arkansas vs. FGCU

• Against the spread, Central Arkansas is 19-11-0 this year.
• This season, the Bears have an against-the-spread record of 10-2 in their 12 games as a favorite of 3.5 points or more.
• In FGCU's 31 games this season, it has nine wins against the spread.
• The Eagles have been underdogs by 3.5 points or more seven times this season and have covered the spread twice.
• At home this season, Central Arkansas is 10-3 against the spread and 12-1 overall.
• At home, Central Arkansas is 6-2 ATS as a 3.5-point favorite or greater.
• On the road, FGCU is 3-11 overall and 3-11 against the spread.
• FGCU is winless ATS (0-2) away from home as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Central Arkansas vs. FGCU

• Central Arkansas has entered the game as moneyline favorites 16 times this season and won 14, or 87.5%, of those games.
• The Bears have been at least a -215 moneyline favorite 11 times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Central Arkansas, based on the moneyline, is 68.3%.
• FGCU has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 12 games this year and has walked away with the win five times (41.7%) in those games.
• This season, the Eagles have come away with a win one times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +176 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies FGCU has a 36.2% chance of walking away with the win.