Bellarmine Knights vs Central Arkansas Bears Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Central Arkansas Bears

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Farris Center in Conway, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Central Arkansas Bears (15-10) will compete against the Bellarmine Knights (11-13) at Farris Center on Wednesday.

The Bellarmine Knights faced off with Florida Gulf Coast and notched a win by a score of 81-65 in their last contest. Bellarmine walked away from the game with a 52.9% field goal percentage (27 of 51) and converted 12 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Knights converted 15 of their 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 1 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Bellarmine allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 24 of 60 shooting. Florida Gulf Coast earned 16 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, Florida Gulf Coast grabbed 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Florida Gulf Coast ended up shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 15 attempts. They converted 7 of 29 tries from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Knights finished with 14 while Florida Gulf Coast had 18 personal fouls.

Jack Karasinski is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He finished the game at 77.8% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He totaled 23 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Bellarmine steps onto the court with a mark of 11-13 on the season. They turn the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Bellarmine is pulling down 28.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 365 assists on the campaign, which is 118th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Knights are shooting 37.3% on three-point attempts (198 of 531) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.9 pts per contest (107th in Division 1) while going 51.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Knights have forced 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 344th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 403 conceded on the year. The Knights defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.8% (673 of 1,409) and they concede 32.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 38.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 337th in college in opponents points per game (80.6).

In their last game, the Central Arkansas Bears took home the win by a final score of 72-65 when they played North Alabama. The Bears were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. North Alabama committed 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.9%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Central Arkansas made 9 of their 29 attempts (31.0%). When the game finished, the Bears ended up shooting 23 for 52 from the field which had them sitting at 44.2%. The Bears allowed North Alabama to make 22 of their 46 tries from the field which had them sitting at 47.8% in this contest. They shot 30.8% from distance by going 4 of 13 and finished the game at 17 of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). With respect to team rebounding, Central Arkansas allowed North Alabama to pull down 25 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Camren Hunter ended up having an impact for the Bears for the matchup. He made 8 out of 12 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 28 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Central Arkansas has a record of 15-10 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bears are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is 176th in the nation. Central Arkansas has accounted for 1,998 points on the year (79.9 per game) and they pull down 36.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.4 times per game (57th in college) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. The Bears commit 16.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 69.0% from the free throw line.

The Bears are ranked 193rd in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 74.0. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (184th in the country). The Central Arkansas defense concedes 33.3% from downtown (261 of 783) and their opponents are converting on 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 15.6 assists and 35.1 boards per game, which ranks them 315th and 220th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Arkansas

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