Skip to main content

Central Arkansas visits SMU on 6-game road skid

Central Arkansas Bears (5-7) at SMU Mustangs (9-2)

Dallas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -21.5; over/under is 152.5

BOTTOM LINE: Central Arkansas visits SMU looking to stop its six-game road losing streak.

The Mustangs are 7-0 on their home court. SMU is fourth in the ACC with 17.4 assists per game led by Kevin Miller averaging 6.5.

The Bears are 0-6 in road games. Central Arkansas has a 1-7 record against opponents over .500.

SMU’s average of 6.7 made 3-pointers per game is 2.7 fewer made shots on average than the 9.4 per game Central Arkansas allows. Central Arkansas averages 75.8 points per game, 1.4 fewer than the 77.2 SMU gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Samet Yigitoglu is averaging 11.4 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Mustangs. Miller is averaging 20.2 points over the last 10 games.

Camren Hunter is scoring 16.3 points per game and averaging 2.9 rebounds for the Bears. Harry Beauchamp is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mustangs: 8-2, averaging 87.9 points, 37.1 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.3 points per game.

Bears: 4-6, averaging 74.6 points, 34.8 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 9.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story