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  3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs California Baptist
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NCAAB · Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at California Baptist

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs California Baptist prediction, odds and best bet

Game time: November 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET

Venue: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center — Riverside, CA

Article updated Nov 13, 10:12 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

California Baptist will beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff, with our forecast calling for California Baptist 84, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67. Terry Coner Jr.’s three straight double-figure scoring games and Rene D'Amelio’s recent offensive rebounding give the home team a plausible route to separation. The supplied California Baptist -17.5 (-110) spread and 148.5 (-110) total offer no compelling wager, however. SportsJaw’s official betting recommendation is Pass.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs California Baptist prediction and best bet

California Baptist is the pick to win, with medium confidence. Coner’s scoring consistency and D'Amelio’s latest performance offer reasons to favor the Lancers at home. The caution is substantial: both teams enter 0-3, and California Baptist’s most recent game ended in a 19-point defeat.

Best bet: Pass. Our projected 17-point margin falls just short of California Baptist -17.5 (-110). Arkansas-Pine Bluff +17.5 (-110) gets the favorable side of that forecast, but a half-point difference is too slight to justify a wager. The total requires its own assessment, and a projected score above 148.5 is not enough by itself to make the Over attractive.

Odds, game time and how to watch

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at California Baptist, Friday, November 13, 2026, in the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season.

Time: 7:30 p.m. Pacific, 10:30 p.m. Eastern. CBU Athletics gives the local start, and Covers lists the corresponding Eastern time.

Venue: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California.

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Records: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 0-3; California Baptist 0-0.

SportsJaw odds: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions +14.5 (-105); California Baptist -14.5 (-115). Moneyline: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions +900; California Baptist -1,600. Total: Over 145.5 (-108); Under 145.5 (-112).

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions outlook

The Golden Lions’ opening schedule is essential context for their record. According to CBU Athletics’ November 12 preview, they began against Arkansas, Baylor and UCLA. California Baptist is their first non-Power Four opponent this season. That change creates room for a better performance, although conference classification alone cannot tell us how much improvement to expect.

Macaleab Rich averages 12.0 points and 4.5 rebounds through three games, while Jalen Tatum averages 11.7 points. Those are the clearest documented individual scoring contributions for Arkansas-Pine Bluff entering this matchup. For the upset forecast to become persuasive, the Golden Lions would need enough offense around those contributions to keep California Baptist under pressure.

The 37-point outing at UCLA is a reason for caution, but projecting another performance at that level would give too little weight to the opponent change. Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s outlook is better framed as uncertain than as a straight extension of its latest result.

California Baptist outlook

D'Amelio supplied California Baptist’s standout performance against Chicago State, recording career highs of 18 points and nine rebounds. Six of those rebounds came on offense, according to CBU Athletics. Another productive night on the offensive glass could help the Lancers generate scoring chances when their initial shots miss.

Justas Stonkus added 15 points, and Coner scored 13. Coner has reached double figures in each of California Baptist’s first three games. That repeated contribution is a useful foundation for the forecast, while D'Amelio’s career night should be treated as an encouraging performance rather than an established nightly expectation.

The team result still matters. California Baptist scored 62 and conceded 81 against Chicago State despite those individual contributions. The Lancers need a better collective showing to justify a comfortable winning margin; the recent scoring performances do not erase their winless start.

Key matchup factors

The central question is how much Arkansas-Pine Bluff improves against a different level of opposition. A meaningful offensive rebound from its UCLA result would make the large spread harder for California Baptist to cover. If the Golden Lions remain short of scoring options, the Lancers have a clearer path to separation.

Second chances are another potential swing factor. D'Amelio’s recent offensive rebounding suggests one route for California Baptist to add possessions, but there is no verified Arkansas-Pine Bluff rebounding profile here to establish a specific weakness he will exploit. That distinction keeps the matchup argument from becoming stronger than the evidence.

Dimers favors California Baptist 83-67 and assigns it a 92.0% win probability. Those are Dimers’ model judgments, not SportsJaw’s probability or confidence rating. We agree on the winner, while treating the projected margin and total as another opinion rather than proof of betting value.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs California Baptist spread prediction

Spread recommendation: Pass on Arkansas-Pine Bluff +17.5 (-110) and California Baptist -17.5 (-110). Our 17-point forecast and Dimers’ 16-point projection both put the Golden Lions narrowly inside the supplied spread. Neither offers enough separation to make taking the points compelling.

Other published prices differ. Covers displayed best listed spreads of Arkansas-Pine Bluff +15.5 (-108) and California Baptist -15.5 (+100). Dimers showed both +17.5/-17.5 and +14.5/-14.5 in separate areas of its page. These are conflicting price snapshots, not evidence of a verified line move.

At SportsJaw’s supplied number, backing California Baptist requires an 18-point win or better. The Lancers are our outright choice, but their own recent defeat and Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s schedule adjustment make that margin too uncertain to buy.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs California Baptist total prediction

Total recommendation: Pass on Over 148.5 (-110) and Under 148.5 (-110). Our forecast totals 151 points, while Dimers projects 150. Both sit above the line, but those small differences are fragile when the scoring expectations depend partly on improvement from recent performances.

An Over case rests on Arkansas-Pine Bluff finding more offense and California Baptist converting enough additional opportunities. An Under case rests on one or both teams continuing to struggle to score. The recent results warrant caution, but they came against different opponents and should not be combined into a simple total forecast. Neither direction earns the official wager.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs California Baptist Projected Score & Betting Picks

Game forecast: California Baptist 84, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67. This is SportsJaw’s editorial projection, with medium confidence in the winner. Coner’s consistent scoring and D'Amelio’s potential second-chance contribution support the selection, alongside the home setting.

The strongest counterargument is California Baptist’s own 0-3 start, compounded by the possibility that Arkansas-Pine Bluff improves substantially after its opening schedule. That uncertainty matters more when assessing a large spread than when choosing the likely winner. Both market recommendations remain Pass. Official SportsJaw wager: Pass.

SportsJawGame Predictions
Predicted score

Golden Lions67

California Baptist84

Projected winner California BaptistConfidencemedium
Pick on the Spread

Published pick: Pass (article line changed)

Pick on the Total

Published pick: Pass (article line changed)

Sources

  • CBU AthleticsMBB Preview: Lancers Host UAPB as Part of Parent and Family Weekend Doubleheader
  • DimersArkansas-Pine Bluff vs. California Baptist Prediction, Picks & Odds
  • CoversArkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs California Baptist Lancers Odds & Betting Lines For November 13, 2026 - NCAAB
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Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions+750 → +900Moved
  • Moneyline · California Baptist-1,200 → -1,600Moved
  • Spread · Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions+15.5 (-110) → +14.5 (-105)Moved
  • Spread · California Baptist-15.5 (-110) → -14.5 (-115)Moved
  • Total · Over148.5 (-110) → 145.5 (-108)Moved
  • Total · Under148.5 (-110) → 145.5 (-112)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
0-3 matchup record · 0-3-0 ATS · 1-2-0 O/U
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California Baptist
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Last 0 completed games on file

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