The Cleveland State Vikings (9-21) and Wright State Raiders (18-12) will be playing at the Quicken Loans Arena for this game. The game starts at 1:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 27 and will air on ES3.
The Vikings enter this game hoping for similar success after topping Northern Kentucky 63-58 on Thursday. Rob Edwards was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points on 5-for-15 shooting. The Raiders, meanwhile, are coming off an 87-81 win against Youngstown State on Thursday. Michael Karena led the team in scoring by accumulating 26 points on 11-for-15 shooting.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Raiders won the first game 70-53. Grant Benzinger had a stellar game with 17 points, two rebounds, one assist, and five three-pointers.
The Vikings come into this game 9-21 Straight Up (SU) and 11-17-1 Against The Spread (ATS). In their last 10 games, they are 2-8 ATS. The Vikings have seen an uptick in scoring as of late, averaging 72.1 points during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 61.4 points per game.
As for their opponent, the Raiders have 18-12 SU and 12-17 ATS records. Most recently, Wright State is a meager 2-7-1 ATS over the last 10 games. The Raiders have been struggling of late. In their most recent 10 games, their scoring has dropped to 58.2 PPG, compared to 61.4 for the duration of the season.
With the Raiders’ last win against Cleveland State, the head-to-head record between these two is now an even 5-5 SU over their most recent meetings. On the other hand, Wright State holds the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. Neither team was able to hold the edge in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers over the course of their latest five contests.
Predictions: SU Winner – Wright, ATS Winner – Wright
Notes
“Cleveland State is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games “.
“Cleveland State is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games “.
“The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland State’s last 7 games “.
“Cleveland State is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home”.
“Cleveland State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland State’s last 5 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland State’s last 5 games when playing Wright State”.
“Cleveland State is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Wright State”.
“Cleveland State is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Wright State”.
Wright State holds a 12-5 SU record against the Horizon Conference this season, while Cleveland State has a subpar 4-13 SU record against the conference.
Wright State scores an average of just 68.7 points per game (ranked 211th). Cleveland State ranks 80th in points allowed, giving up 68.3 points per game.
Wright State scores just 64.3 points per away game (ranked 225th). Cleveland State ranks 36th in points allowed at home, giving up 62.7 points.
Wright State beats Cleveland State in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Raiders average 67.4 possessions and 1.018 points per possession, while the Vikings average 65.7 possessions with .936 points per possession.
The Wright State Raiders average an effective field goal percentage of 51.7% this season. The Cleveland State Vikings are a winless 0-14 when opponents have an eFG% of 51.7% or greater.
Cleveland State attempts an average of 16.0 three pointers per game and Wright State attempts 19.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Cleveland State Vikings have a losing 2-7 record while the Wright State Raiders have an 8-9 record.
Wright State has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.6% this season. Cleveland State has a losing 4-11 record when its TO% is 20.6% or higher.
