The Cleveland State Vikings will be at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena to take on the Milwaukee Panthers in a Horizon matchup. The game gets underway at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 20 and can be seen on ES3.
The Panthers lost a winnable game to Green Bay 70-68 in their last game. J.J. Panoske had a good outing for Milwaukee, finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks. The Vikings, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their ugly 66-43 loss to Valparaiso in their last outing. Rob Edwards had a team-high 11 points.
Scoring chances at the line might be quite scarce for the Vikings in this matchup. They are 328th in the nation in FTA rate (29.7), while Milwaukee is among the nation’s least foul-prone teams (allowing a rate of just 27.9, ranking 25th in the country).
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Panthers won the first game 65-62. Austin Arians had a stellar game with 13 points, two rebounds, three assists, and two three-pointers.
The Panthers have gone 16-11 Straight Up (SU) and 12-13-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Panthers have seen a decline in scoring as of late, averaging 59.7 points during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 78.6 points per game. The Panthers are one of the best in Division I in terms of three-point field goals, making 9.0 shots per game from beyond the arc. Milwaukee is one of the best passing teams in the nation with an average of 17.4 assists per game. The Milwaukee defense has been on fire lately, allowing an average of 67.0 points per game, well under their season average of 73.4. Milwaukee has given up very few turnovers with an average of only 11.3 per game.
Across the court, Cleveland State has a SU record of 8-19 and an ATS record of 10-15-1. During the last 10 games, they averaged 78.1 PPG, above their 61.7 PPG season average. The Vikings average 67.6 points allowed per game, but have damaged those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 78.0 points per game during that span.
With the Panthers’ last win against Cleveland State, the two teams’ head-to-head record is now an even 5-5 SU in their most recent games. On the other hand, Cleveland State leads the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4. Cleveland State held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers twice in the last five game, while Milwaukee wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – UW-Mil, ATS Winner – UW-Mil
Notes
“Wisc-Milwaukee is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games “.
“Wisc-Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisc-Milwaukee’s last 6 games “.
“Wisc-Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home”.
“Wisc-Milwaukee is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisc-Milwaukee’s last 6 games at home”.
“Wisc-Milwaukee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland State”.
“Wisc-Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland State”.
“The total has gone OVER in 12 of Wisc-Milwaukee’s last 18 games when playing Cleveland State”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wisc-Milwaukee’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland State”.
“Wisc-Milwaukee is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland State”.
The Milwaukee Panthers hold a split 7-7 SU record against Horizon Conference teams, but the Cleveland State Vikings have an abysmal 3-11 SU record in such matchups.
Milwaukee averages 83.1 points per home game (ranked 34th). Cleveland State allows 72.5 points per away game (ranked 99th).
Ranked 35th, the Milwaukee Panthers have an offensive rating of 113.4. The Cleveland State Vikings rank 173rd with a defensive rating of just 103.5.
The Milwaukee Panthers average a field goal percentage of 46.1% this season. The Cleveland State Vikings have a subpar record of 1-12 when opponents have a FG% of 46.1% or greater.
The Milwaukee Panthers rank lower for their field goal percentage (77th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (36th), but the Cleveland State Vikings have a better FG% ranking (303rd) than eFG% ranking (322nd).
The Milwaukee Panthers rank 10th in assists per game with an average of 17.4. The Cleveland State Vikings are among the worst in the country with 10.6 assists per game (ranked 335th).
On average, Milwaukee makes 4.1 steals per game. Cleveland State is a subpar 8-17 when it gives up at least 4 steals.
