Queens Royals vs Central Arkansas Bears Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Central Arkansas Bears

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Farris Center in Conway, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Central Arkansas Bears (19-11) will go up against the Queens Royals (18-12) at Farris Center on Saturday.

The Queens Royals faced Eastern Kentucky and went home with a win by a final score of 96-79 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Royals ended up with 18 and Eastern Kentucky totaled 23 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. Eastern Kentucky shot 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 28 shots. On top of that, Eastern Kentucky grabbed 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Eastern Kentucky recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In the matter of the defense, Queens allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Royals buried 30 of 38 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. Queens wrapped up the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (28 out of 55) and made 10 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Yoav Berman is someone who had an impact for the contest. He scored 24 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He finished 50.0% from the field and recorded 6 assists.

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Queens enters this one with a win-loss mark of 18-12 on the season. They turn the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Queens is pulling in 33.4 boards per contest and has tallied 474 assists this season, which has them ranked 50th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Royals are connecting on 35.7% on three-point shots (299 of 838) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.9 pts per contest (23rd in Division 1) while connecting on 48.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Royals are forcing 10.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 252nd in college in giving up assists with 410 relinquished for the year. The Royals are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.2% (855 of 1,812) and they concede 34.7 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 36.5% from beyond the arc and they are 353rd in college in PPG allowed (83.2).

The last time they took the court, the Central Arkansas Bears got the win with a final of 93-88 against Austin Peay. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Central Arkansas permitted Austin Peay to collect 27 overall (8 offensive). They went 54.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 of 22 and finished the contest at 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Bears permitted Austin Peay to make 29 of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.8% in the game. When the game finished, the Bears shot 32 for 55 from the floor which had them at 58.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Central Arkansas converted 14 of their 30 tries (46.7%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Austin Peay earned 17 fouls for the contest which took the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Bears earned 14 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 in the game.

Javion Guy-King was important for the Bears for the game. He converted 14 out of 19 in this contest for a rate of 73.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 34 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the game.

Central Arkansas has a win-loss record of 19-11 for the campaign. The Bears have committed 16.0 fouls every game while shooting 70.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per contest (48th in college) and they cough up possession 10.9 times per game. Central Arkansas has 2,413 pts for the campaign (80.4 per contest) and they collect 36.1 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bears are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which is 158th in college hoops.

The Central Arkansas defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (316 of 910) and opponents are converting on 71.8% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 16.1 assists and 34.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 340th and 196th in college. The Bears are ranked 201st in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.3. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (221st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Central Arkansas

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