Central Arkansas vs. North Alabama betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 9

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The Central Arkansas Bears (14-10, 9-2 ASUN) are favored (by 6.5 points) to continue a three-game road winning streak when they visit the North Alabama Lions (7-15, 2-9 ASUN) on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

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Central Arkansas Cover -6.5 vs North Alabama -112

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Central Arkansas vs. North Alabama betting lines

  • Central Arkansas moneyline odds to win: -318
  • North Alabama moneyline odds to win: +249
  • Spread: Central Arkansas (-6.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Central Arkansas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Central Arkansas has played better when playing at home, covering eight times in 10 home games, and five times in 12 road games.
  • In home games, the Bears go over the over/under 70% of the time (seven of 10 games). They’ve hit the over in 33.3% of games on the road (four of 12 contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Central Arkansas has won a higher percentage of its home games (1.000) compared to away games (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Bears have seen an increase in scoring recently, putting up 84.9 points per game in their last 10 outings, 4.6 points more than the 80.3 they’ve scored this year.
  • Central Arkansas’ points-allowed average over its past 10 games (73.9) is 0.5 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (74.4).
  • The Bears are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 11.3 threes per game and shooting 37.2% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 10.6 makes and 33.8% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Central Arkansas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-9-0 (Home: 8-2-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-2-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (176th in nation) 43.8 (166th) 33.3 (119th) 32.2 (245th) 16.6 (49th) 11.0 (164th)

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North Alabama statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Alabama has been better against the spread away (7-7-0) than at home (0-7-0) this year.
  • In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Lions’ games have finished above the over/under at home (71.4%, five of seven) compared to away (35.7%, five of 14).
  • The Lions’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and away it is .308 (4-9).

Recent trends

  • The Lions have fared worse offensively over their last 10 games, posting 69.2 points per contest, 0.7 fewer points their than season average of 69.9.
  • North Alabama is allowing 82.5 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 4.0 more points than it is allowing for the season (78.5).
  • In their past 10 games, the Lions are sinking 5.9 three-pointers per game, 0.2 fewer threes than their season average (6.1). They have a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (31.7%) compared to their season average (30.7%).

North Alabama betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-14-0 (Home: 0-7-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-7-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-11-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 5-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-5 (Home: 1-4; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-10 (Home: 0-1; Away: 4-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (285th in nation) 46.9 (317th) 29.5 (308th) 31.8 (222nd) 10.4 (358th) 10.4 (101st)
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