Cleveland State vs Wright State 12/4/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Wright State Raiders will travel to the Wolstein Center to take on the Cleveland State Vikings this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Wright State Raiders snapped their 5-game losing streak and improved to 2-5 on the season after defeating the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, 86-73, this past Thursday. Wright State was outstanding on the offensive end against Purdue Fort Wayne and had no trouble pulling away after taking a 65-49 lead with 13:23 left in regulation. Wright State shot 69.2% from the field & 41.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Purdue Fort Wayne to shoot 40.0% from the field & 28.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Raiders was Tanner Holden who had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Wright State is averaging 75.3 ppg on 43.7% shooting from the field. The Raiders are averaging 5.4 three-pointers per game on 26.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Wright State has been led by Tanner Holden (21.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 spg), Grant Basile (18.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.7 bpg), Trey Calvin (10.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.3 spg), & Tim Finke (8.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 apg).

Defensively, Wright State is allowing their opponents to an average of 79.3 ppg on 45.2% shooting from beyond the arc. The Raiders have a rebound margin of -3.3 and are averaging 6.4 steals per game.

The Cleveland State Vikings won their 5^th straight game and improved to 5-2 on the season after defeating the Northern Kentucky Norse, 72-58, this past Thursday. Cleveland State was outstanding defensively against Northern Kentucky and had no trouble securing the victory after taking a 58-38 lead midway through the 2^nd half. Cleveland State shot 50.9% from the field & 9.1% from beyond the arc while holding Northern Kentucky to 30.6% shooting from the field & 23.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Vikings was Torrey Patton who had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Cleveland State is averaging 70.9 ppg on 45.8% shooting from the field. The Vikings are averaging 5.1 three-pointers per game on 29.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Cleveland State has been led by Torrey Patton (13.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.8 spg), D’Moi Hodge (12.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.1 spg, 1.3 bpg), Deante Johnson (8.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.6 apg), & Broc Finstuen (8.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.7 spg).

Defensively, Cleveland State is holding their opponents to an average of 62.0 ppg on 37.4% shooting from the field. The Vikings have a rebound margin of -0.9 and a turnover margin of 4.1.

The Raiders are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games & 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Vikings are 20-8-2 ATS in their last 30 Saturday games & 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 home games.

Wright State has been able to put up some points this season, however, the Raiders have struggled defensively as the Raiders come into this game ranked just 323^rd in scoring defense & 278^th in defensive FG%. Cleveland State ranks just 203^rd in scoring offense, however, the defense has been strong as the Vikings come into this game ranked 62^nd in scoring defense, 24^th in defensive FG%, & 45^th in turnover margin.

Cleveland State is a strong defensive team and as I think their offense will be able to have success against a Raiders defense that hasn’t been able to stop anyone, I think the play here is to take the Vikings to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!