West Georgia Wolves vs Central Arkansas Bears Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Georgia Wolves vs Central Arkansas Bears

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Farris Center in Conway, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Central Arkansas Bears (16-10) will try to defeat the West Georgia Wolves (12-13) at Farris Center on Saturday.

The West Georgia Wolves stepped onto the hardwood against North Alabama and earned the victory with a final of 82-73 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Wolves finished with 14 while North Alabama totaled 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 15 tries from downtown. North Alabama ended up going 68.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 16 shots. Furthermore, North Alabama grabbed 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Alabama earned 8 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In relation to defense, West Georgia allowed 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wolves converted 12 of 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. West Georgia wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (30 out of 60) and converted 10 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Josh Smith is one guy who played a role for the game. He finished with 28 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He played 23 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up going 69.2% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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West Georgia heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 12-13 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, West Georgia is pulling in 36.5 boards per game and has tallied 319 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 260th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wolves are connecting on 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (185 of 530) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They average 76.4 pts per contest (179th in Division 1) while going 43.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wolves are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They concede 35.1% on 3-point shots and they are 328th in college in opponents points per game (80.0). The Wolves defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (714 of 1,512) and they relinquish 36.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 285th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 368 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Central Arkansas Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 84-76 when they played Bellarmine. The Bears were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this contest. They also turned it over 4 times, while getting 13 steals in this matchup. Bellarmine earned 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Central Arkansas knocked down 12 out of 29 attempts (41.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Bears went 28 out of 59 from the field which had them shooting 47.5%. The Bears allowed Bellarmine to make 27 of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.0% for this game. They went 51.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 out of 29 and finished the game at 7 out of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). Regarding rebounds, Central Arkansas allowed Bellarmine to get 21 overall (4 offensive).

Camren Hunter was important for the Bears for this game. He accumulated 18 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes in this game. He converted 6 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 8 rebounds.

Central Arkansas has a mark of 16-10 so far this year. The Bears are committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per contest (48th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. Central Arkansas has earned 2,082 pts this year (80.1 per contest) and they pull down 36.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bears are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 171st in college.

The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 195th in the country in PPG allowed with 74.1. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (205th in the country). The Central Arkansas defense concedes 34.0% from downtown (276 of 812) and their opponents are connecting on 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.7 dimes and 34.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 318th and 201st in the nation.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Georgia

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