Cleveland State vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction 3/25/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and the Cleveland State Vikings meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Ocean Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland State vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction.

Florida Gulf Coast Recap

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles come into this game fresh off of their 68-65 win over Army last time out to book their spot in the CBI semifinals.

Eagles Looking To Book Spot In CBI Finals In Tournament Debut

Dallion Johnson leads the Eagles in scoring with 14.9 PPG while Zavian McLean has 11.6 PPG and Keeshawn Kellman has 13.9 PPG with 7.6 RPG to lead the Eagles in rebounding. Jevin Muniz also has 10.5 PPG with 5.7 RPG and 4.2 APG to lead Florida Gulf Coast in assists while also capping off the group of double-digit scorers for Florida Gulf Coast up to this point in the year. Rahmir Barno has 8 PPG, 4 RPG and 3.9 APG as well as 1.5 SPG so far this season. As a team, Florida Gulf Coast is averaging 72.5 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 69% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles will win

• Florida Gulf Coast has won each of its last five games against the Horizon League.
• Cleveland State has lost five of its last six night games played at neutral venues.

Cleveland State Recap

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this game after picking up an 88-73 win over Queens last time out to punch their ticket to the semifinals.

Vikings Looking For First CBI Title In Third Appearance

Tevin Smith leads the Vikings in scoring with 13.8 PPG along with 4.3 RPG while Tahj Staveskie has 12 PPG. Dylan Arnett’s added 11.4 PPG with a team-high 7.3 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 9.6 PPG while Chase Robinson’s added 8.6 PPG and Ebrima Dibba has a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Vikings in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 72.8 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 33.4% from behind the three-point line and 72.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cleveland State Vikings will win

• Florida Gulf Coast has lost four of its last five night games played at neutral venues.
• Cleveland State has won 18 of its last 24 games.

Cleveland State vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction

I’m on Cleveland State here. I had my concerns being on the wrong end of Cleveland State in their last game, as I thought Queens’ offense would speed up the Vikings and make Cleveland State uncomfortable. Instead, the Vikings blew past Queens and could do the same against a Florida Gulf Coast team that is the far more vulnerable defense of the two teams in this matchup. I think Cleveland State’s defense reigns supreme here, and I think the Vikings grab themselves a win and cover in this one to book their spot in the CBI finals. Give me Cleveland State here.