Cleveland State vs Minnesota Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/19/24

In this article, we will formulate a Cleveland State vs Minnesota Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday,  November 19th, at the Williams Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Vikings’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Golden Gophers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Cleveland State

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving  Minnesota

-Recent betting trends in games played between Cleveland State and Minnesota.

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Vikings and Golden Gophers. 

Minnesota Offense Hasn’t Been Great

Minnesota’s offense hasn’t been great and the inconsistency has been a problem. Minnesota faced off against North Texas two games and they were defeated 54-51. In the last game against Yale, Minnesota only scored 59 points and they ended up winning by three points. At halftime, they were down, but in the second half they outscored Yale 40-27 and that was enough for the victory. Dawson Garcia did have a strong game putting up 24 points, six rebounds, and two assists. The problem for Minnesota is they don’t have enough other players that stepped up. As a team Minnesota shot 36.4 percent from the field and 17.6 percent from behind the three-point line. Minnesota will meet Central Michigan, Wichita State, and Bethune-Cookman after this game.

Cleveland State Has Won Two Straight Games 

Cleveland State Has Confidence heading into this game and they have won two games in a row. In the last game against Eastern Michigan, Cleveland State scored 71 points and they ended up winning by eight points. At halftime, they were up 37-33 and they never looked back on the way to the victory. Tevin Smith had a strong game putting up 24 points and seven rebounds. There were four different players that put up at least 10 points. In this game, Cleveland State’s defense is going to need to be good. Cleveland State will face Kent State, NJIT, Morehead State, and Milwaukee following this one.

Why Cleveland State Will Cover Against Minnesota

• Cleveland State has won three of its last four games.
• Minnesota has lost three of its last four games following a home win.

Cleveland State vs Minnesota Prediction 

Cleveland State and Minnesota are going to be involved in a low-scoring game. This Minnesota offense just isn’t very good and they are going to really struggle to get any sort of offense going here. I do expect their defense is going to be good, and that will be the difference here. Look for neither team to reach 55 points and this game is going to stay under the total. This is one of the top plays on the board.