Central Arkansas Bears vs West Georgia Wolves Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs West Georgia Wolves

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: The Coliseum in Carrollton, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Coliseum is the site where the West Georgia Wolves (9-9) will compete against the Central Arkansas Bears (9-10) on Thursday.

The Central Arkansas Bears stepped onto the hardwood against North Florida and went home with a win by a final score of 98-69 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bears walked away with 21 while North Florida totaled 18 fouls. They buried 11 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. North Florida ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 18 tries. Additionally, North Florida grabbed 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. North Florida doled out 13 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, Central Arkansas allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 23 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest while creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bears made 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Central Arkansas finished the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (35 of 70) and knocked down 14 of their 38 3-point attempts.

Camren Hunter is one player who was a contributor in this game. He accumulated 26 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He played for 22 mins and totaled 3 boards. He went 75.0% from the field and also earned 4 dimes.

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Central Arkansas comes into this contest with a record of 9-10 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Central Arkansas is snagging 38.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 311 dimes on the season, which ranks 57th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are hitting 32.2% on shots from downtown (197 of 612) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.1 pts per game (154th in D-1) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They rank 322nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 298 relinquished on the year. The Bears defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (497 of 1,144) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per contest as a team. They give up 32.0% on three-point shots while they are 205th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.3).

When they last played, the West Georgia Wolves took a loss by a final score of 90-72 when they faced Florida Gulf Coast. In regard to rebounding, West Georgia allowed Florida Gulf Coast to get 33 in total (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 53.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 13 and finished the game at 27 out of 36 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Wolves allowed Florida Gulf Coast to bury 28 of their 49 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 57.1% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Wolves shot 26 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6%. With respect to shooting from downtown, West Georgia made 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a clip of 57.9%. Florida Gulf Coast was called for 22 personal fouls in this game which got the Wolves to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Wolves were able to snag 15 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 19 for this contest.

Shelton Williams-Dryden ended up being a major contributor for the Wolves for this game. He made 10 of 19 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He recorded 28 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

West Georgia has a win-loss mark of 9-9 on the season. The Wolves are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they go 72.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per game (262nd in college) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. West Georgia has accounted for 1,376 points this year (76.4 per contest) and they pull down 36.6 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Wolves are connecting on 43.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 287th in the country.

The Wolves are ranked 333rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 81.2. They have forced 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (325th in college). The West Georgia defense concedes 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (144 of 415) and their opponents are converting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 15.7 dimes and 37.6 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 316th and 321st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Central Arkansas

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