Dec 20, 20232 min read

Western Illinois vs Central Arkansas Plugs Prediction - College Basketball Picks 12/20/23

- Central Arkansas Bears (3-9) vs Western Illinois Leathernecks (5-6)

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Today we have Western Illinois going head to head against Central Arkansas in a early college basketball showdown at the Farris Center. Let's dig into this game and these teams to come up with a winning prediction!

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This Western Illinois team has won three straight games and I'm sure these boys have alot of confidence heading into this game. We seen two games ago against Green Bay, this defense gave up only 59 points and they ended up winning by nine points. In their last game against Eureka College, they were able to grab a easy win against a very bad team! WIU put up a 92 peice in that game. The Western Illinois ofense is averaging 72 points per game and their defense is giving up 68 points per game. James Dent Jr is leading this team and he will have to step up big today if they want this win

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Central Arkansas has now won two games straight, that's including the last game against Eastern Illinois. We seen a big game from Tucker Anderson in the last game, putting up 22 points, five rebounds, and five assists. They will need another performance like that from him here today if they want to win. Central Arkansas is averaging 70 points per game and their defense is giving up 76 points per game. The offense is ranked 276th in the league and they are going to need the offense to really step up here and get out to a fast start. This Central Arkansas team is at the bottom of the ASUN, with a 3-9 record, Can they get three straight wins tonight or will they go back to their old ways!?

💎 Central Arkansas ML -130 ( 1u )

💎 UCA / WIU Over 145 -110 ( 1u )!

I know this is a ugly game and I know that Central Arkansas hasn’t had a great season when it comes to winning games, but they have been making bettors money this year! Central Arkansas is 7-4 ATS so far this year. We seen In their last game, Central Arkansas scored 73 points and i think they are going to show up offensively again here. We seen in some games that Western Illinois can have a decent offense, their averaging 72 points per game this season but I don’t trust their defense at all and they are going to really struggle here to slow down Central Arkansas. I also don't trust this UCA defense either, this game could be a shoot out and that favors UCA because they are the better shooting team in my opinion and should be able take this game late and run away with it.