Cleveland State vs Wright State Prediction 2/27/25 College Basketball Picks

The Cleveland State Vikings and the Wright State Raiders meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Nutter Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland State vs. Wright State prediction.

Matchup History

The Cleveland State Vikings won the first meeting this season by a final score of 78-64 at home on December 29th, 2024. If Cleveland State can pick up the win here, it would be the third year in a row where there was a season sweep in the head-to-head series.

Cleveland State Recap

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this game looking to shake off a 91-86 loss at the hands of Oakland last time out to slip to 19-10 on the year. After this game, Cleveland State will head home for its regular-season finale against PFW.

Vikings Lose 4th In Last 6

Tevin Smith leads the Vikings in scoring with 13.6 PPG along with 4.3 RPG while Tahj Staveskie has 12.4 PPG and Dylan Arnett added 11.2 PPG with a team-high 7.2 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 9.3 PPG, Chase Robinson added 8.9 PPG, and Ebrima Dibba has a team-high 4 APG to lead the Vikings in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 73.7 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 33.2% from behind the three-point line, and 72% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cleveland State Vikings will win

• Cleveland State has won eight of its last nine games following an overtime loss.
• Wright State has lost six of its last seven night games.

Wright State Recap

The Wright State Raiders come into this game looking to bounce back from an 80-76 loss to Northern Kentucky last time out to sit at 13-16 on the year. After this game, Wright State will head on the road to close out its regular season with a game at IU Indy.

Raiders Lose Three In A Row

Brandon Noel leads the Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 19 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Alex Huibregtse has 13 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 3.1 APG this season. Jack Doumbia has 12.1 PPG and 5.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Wright State up to this point in the year while Logan Woods has added 7 PPG as well this season. Keaton Norris also has 7.8 PPG with a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Raiders in assists as well this season. As a team, Wright State is averaging 76.7 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 37.9% from three, and 70.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Wright State Raiders will win

• The home team has won seven of Wright State’s last eight games.
• Cleveland State has lost each of its last five Thursday night games at Nutter Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Wright State’s last seven night games against the Horizon League has produced a total of 151+ points.
• Five of Cleveland State’s last six night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 138 or fewer points.

Cleveland State vs. Wright State Prediction

I’m on Cleveland State here. I just haven’t forgotten about Wright State’s loss to Green Bay a couple of games ago and I think I have to come to grips that the Raiders just don’t have the same punch as past Wright State teams may have had and in this head-to-head rivalry, the revenge spot clearly doesn’t exist. I think that Cleveland State’s just flat out the better team and with the Horizon League title still hanging in the balance, I think Cleveland State shows up here and gets the job done. Give me Cleveland State in this one.