Bellarmine at Central Arkansas

A pair of struggling defenses clash. Bellarmine has lost eight in a row ranked 10th in the 12-team Atlantic Sun Conference in field goal shooting allowed (.447%) and ninth at defending the 3-pointer (.346%). The offense is second from the free throw line (.803%). Bellarmine is 14-4 OVER the total off a conference loss, plus 16-7 OVER after a game where they failed to cover. Central Arkansas is ninth in the conference in points given up (76.9 per game) and 11th at defending beyond the arc (.371%). The offense is seventh from long range (.340%) and sixth from the free throw line (.738%). Central Arkansas is 12-4 OVER the total after playing a game that went UNDER, plus 25-12 OVER against teams that shoot 72%+ from the free throw line. Take Bellarmine/Central Arkansas OVER the total.