Central Arkansas Bears vs Austin Peay Governors Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs Austin Peay Governors

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, TN

TV: ESPN+

F&M Bank Arena is the location where the Austin Peay Governors (21-6) will play the Central Arkansas Bears (18-11) on Wednesday.

The Central Arkansas Bears took the court against Florida Gulf Coast and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-71 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Bears finished with 13 and Florida Gulf Coast accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 30 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Florida Gulf Coast finished the game shooting 53.8% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 13 tries. Additionally, Florida Gulf Coast totaled 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Florida Gulf Coast totaled 15 assists and had 8 steals for this game. When discussing defending, Central Arkansas let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 30 of 70 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Bears buried 14 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Central Arkansas finished the game having earned a 37.7% FG percentage (23 of 61) and buried 11 of their 32 shots from distance.

Camren Hunter is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 24 points on 8 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He finished shooting 34.8% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Central Arkansas will play this game with a mark of 18-11 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 80.0 points per contest (96th in D-1) while going 45.2% from the field. The Bears are hitting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (309 of 900) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Central Arkansas is snagging 36.6 boards per game and has 478 assists this season, which has them ranked 33rd in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.9 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bears are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They give up 34.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 187th in the country in PPG allowed (73.8). The Bears defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.5% (751 of 1,689) and they concede 34.7 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 342nd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 461 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Austin Peay Governors went home victorious with a score of 65-61 against Jacksonville. The Governors recorded 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this contest. They also coughed it up 4 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. Jacksonville committed 18 fouls for this contest which got the Governors to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.9%. Regarding shooting from distance, Austin Peay knocked down 3 out of 16 attempts (18.8%). Overall, the Governors ended up shooting 24 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.1%. The Governors permitted Jacksonville to make 21 of 54 tries from the field which had them sitting at 38.9% in this contest. They went 15.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 2 out of 13 and ended up going 17 of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Austin Peay allowed Jacksonville to pull down 35 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Rashaud Marshall pitched in for the Governors for the contest. He converted 10 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He recorded 26 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Austin Peay has a win-loss record of 21-6 so far this year. As an offense, the Governors are shooting 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 113th in the country. Austin Peay has scored 2,193 pts on the season (81.2 per contest) and they snag 35.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (67th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game. The Governors are committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Governors defensively are ranked 100th in college in PPG surrendered with 70.9. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (145th in college hoops). The Austin Peay defense concedes 31.0% on 3-point shots (197 of 636) and opponents are converting on 70.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.4 dimes and 35.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 182nd and 231st in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Central Arkansas

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