Cleveland State vs IUPUI Prediction 1/19/25 College Basketball Picks

The Cleveland State Vikings and the IU Indy Jaguars meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland State vs. IU Indy prediction.

Cleveland State Recap

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this game looking to add on to their 76-58 win over Northern Kentucky last time out to improve to 13-6 on the year. After this game, Cleveland State will face Detroit, Green Bay, PFW, Northern Kentucky, and Milwaukee.

Vikings Win 9th In A Row

Tevin Smith leads the Vikings in scoring with 13.4 PPG along with 4.4 RPG while Tahj Staveskie has 12.1 PPG and Dylan Arnett added 10.9 PPG with a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead the Vikings in rebounding and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Cleveland State up to this point in the year. Je’Shawn Stevenson has 9.9 PPG, Chase Robinson added 8.3 PPG and Ebrima Dibba has a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Vikings in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 74.7 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 34.5% from behind the three-point line, and 73.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cleveland State Vikings will win

• IU Indy has lost each of its last 15 day games against the Horizon League.
• Cleveland State has won each of its last 12 games against IU Indy.

IU Indy Recap

The IU Indy Jaguars come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-59 loss to Oakland last time out to fall to 6-13 on the year. After this game, IU Indy will head on the road for a game against Green Bay.

Jaguars Drop 8th Of Last 9

Paul Zilinskas leads the Jaguars in scoring with 17.3 PPG while Jarvis Walker has 16.1 PPG with 2.9 RPG and 2.6 APG and Sean Craig has 10.6 PPG with a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead the Jaguars on the glass and round out the group of double-digit scorers for IU Indy up to this point in the year. Alec Millender has 8.1 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Jaguars in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, IU Indy is averaging 75.1 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three, and 76.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the IU Indy Jaguars will win

• The home team has won seven of IU Indy’s last eight games.

Cleveland State vs. IU Indy Prediction

I’m on Cleveland State here. It feels a little weird to lay this number with Cleveland State on the road considering their last win over IU Indy a couple of weeks ago at home was only by 6 points. However, as much as I like IU Indy and the underdog role and think that this Jaguars team has greatly improved, the fact is that Cleveland State is the better team right now that’s pushing for a conference title. The Vikings form I think carries them to a win and cover here so give me the Vikings laying the points in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Cleveland State -6.5