Samford Bulldogs vs Central Arkansas Bears Prediction, 11/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Samford Bulldogs vs Central Arkansas Bears

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025

Location: Farris Center in Conway, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Samford Bulldogs (2-1) are headed to Farris Center on Sunday where they will take on the Central Arkansas Bears (1-2).

The Samford Bulldogs faced off with Texas Southern and took home the win by a score of 93-90 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 16 and Texas Southern totaled 29 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 15 shots from downtown. Texas Southern ended up shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 14 of 21 tries. Furthermore, Texas Southern had 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas Southern earned 7 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Samford allowed the other team to go 50.8% from the floor on 33 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this contest while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 37 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 30 of 44 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. Samford ended the game having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (26 of 57) and made 11 of their 31 3-point attempts.

Jadin Booth is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up going 42.9% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played for 43 mins played and also collected 9 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Samford steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this season. They turn it over 10.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Samford is pulling down 37.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 43 assists this year, which has them ranked 208th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 37.9% on 3-point shots (33 of 87) and 65.3% from the free throw line. They average 82.3 pts per contest (159th in the nation) while hitting 43.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing 9.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 24.0 fouls. They are giving up 49.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 300th in D-1 in PPG allowed (82.3). The Bulldogs defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.9% (89 of 175) and they concede 32.3 boards per contest as a team. They are 111th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 32 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Central Arkansas Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-56 when they played Arkansas. The Bears were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this game. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Arkansas committed 17 fouls for this game which got the Bears to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to make 14 of those for a clip of 66.7%. When discussing three-point attempts, Central Arkansas made 4 of 41 tries (9.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Bears went 19 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.4%. The Bears allowed Arkansas to convert 31 of 63 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.2% in this matchup. They shot 38.2% from three-point range via 13 of 34 and finished the contest at 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Central Arkansas allowed Arkansas to get 48 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Camren Hunter pitched in for the Bears for this game. He converted 7 of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 28 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Central Arkansas has a win-loss mark of 1-2 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bears are shooting 38.4% from the floor, which ranks 333rd in the nation. Central Arkansas has accumulated 220 points for the season (73.3 per game) and they pull in 40.7 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per game (224th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. The Bears are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.0% from the charity stripe.

The Central Arkansas defense surrenders 32.7% on 3-point shots (35 of 107) and their opponents are connecting on 81.3% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 18.0 assists and 41.0 boards per game, which ranks 339th and 330th in the nation. The Bears on the defensive side of the court are 304th in college in points given up per game with 83.3. They are able to force 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (239th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samford

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