Samford vs. Central Arkansas Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 16

The Samford Bulldogs (2-2) visit the Central Arkansas Bears (1-2) at Farris Center, starting at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 16, 2025. The Bears are 8.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is 149.5.

Samford is coming off of a 79-75 loss to Arkansas in its most recent outing on Friday. In Samford's loss, Cade Norris led the way with a team-high 15 points (adding six rebounds and four assists). Central Arkansas dropped its last outing 93-56 against Arkansas on Tuesday. Camren Hunter's team-leading 16 points paced Central Arkansas in the loss.

Samford vs. Central Arkansas Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas
• Spread favorite: Samford -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Samford -362
• Moneyline underdog: Central Arkansas +288
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Samford vs. Central Arkansas

• Samford played 18 games with over 149.5 points scored, its current matchup's total, last season.
• Central Arkansas' games went over 149.5 total points scored in 14 of 29 matchups last season.
• The Bulldogs and the Bears combined to average 3.6 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 149.5 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 4.1 more points per game last season (153.6) than this matchup's over/under of 149.5 points.
• Samford's average point total in outings last year was 158.4, 8.9 points higher than the over/under in this game.
• The average over/under for Central Arkansas' games in 2024 was 1.1 fewer points than the point total of 149.5 for this game.

Betting the Spread: Samford vs. Central Arkansas

• Samford compiled a 15-15-0 ATS record last year.
• The Bulldogs had an ATS record of 9-4 when playing as at least 8.5-point favorites last season.
• Central Arkansas went 16-12-1 ATS last season.
• When playing as at least 8.5-point underdogs last year, the Bears had an ATS record of 9-7.
• Central Arkansas was 5-5-1 against the spread, and 5-6 overall, at home last year.
• Samford was 9-6 overall, and 6-9 against the spread, away from home last season.
• Samford went 3-2 ATS as a 8.5-point favorite or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Samford vs. Central Arkansas

• Samford went 20-7 in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 74.1% of those games).
• The Bulldogs won all 13 games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -362 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, Samford's implied win probability is 78.4%.
• Last season, Central Arkansas was the underdog 24 times and won four, or 16.7%, of those games.
• The Bears had a record of 1-16 in games where sportsbooks had them as underdogs of at least +288 on the moneyline.
• Central Arkansas has a 25.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.