The Cleveland State Vikings and the Bradley Braves meet in college basketball action from the Carver Arena on Friday night. Can Cleveland State snag their first true road win of the year? Or will the Braves defend home court? Let’s dive in and find out with a Cleveland State vs. Bradley Prediction.

Cleveland State Team Preview

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this one looking to rebound from an 83-77 loss at the hands of Kent State last time out. Tristan Enaruna leads the Vikings in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 PPG and 6.4 RPG with 2.6 APG as well while Tae Williams has 13 PPG and 5.5 RPG and Drew Lowder has 12.8 PPG with a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Vikings in the assist department this season. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 74.9 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 63.6% from the foul line this season.

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Bradley Team Preview

The Bradley Braves come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing skid after a 67-52 Akron last time out. Malevy Leons leads the Braves in scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.8 PPG and 7.1 RPG while Connor Hickman has 13.5 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Braves in assists. Darius Hannah also has 12.3 PPG with 7 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Bradley so far this season. Duke Deen also has 9.9 PPG with 3 APG of his own as well this season. As a team, Bradley is averaging 72.7 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 67.9% from the foul line this season.

Cleveland State vs. Bradley Prediction

I’m on the Braves here. Sure, it hasn’t been overly pretty with Bradley as of last, but this Braves team has been one of the nation’s best cover teams going back to last season and I’m not ready to jump off of them just because here. Cleveland State can have prolonged scoring droughts, and I think that could be problematic here against this Bradley defense. Give me the Braves.