IUPUI vs Cleveland State 1/14/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Cleveland State Vikings and the IUPUI Jaguars meet in college basketball action from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this game on the heels of their 82-77 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay last time out. Tristan Enaruna leads Cleveland State in scoring and rebounding with 12.6 PPG and 6.2 RPG while Deshon Parker has 10.6 PPG with a team-high 4.6 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Cleveland State so far this season. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 68.1 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 29.7% from three and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

The IUPUI Jaguars will try to snap a five-game losing streak after a 70-55 loss to PFW last time out. Jlynn Counter leads the Jaguars in scoring and assists with 12.9 PPG and 2.9 APG while Bryce Monroe has 12 PPG in four games this season as the only other player averaging double figures in scoring for IUPUI this season. Chris Osten has 9.8 PPG and Vincent Brady II also has 9.7 PPG as well for the Jaguars this season. As a team, IUPUI is averaging 61.4 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 27.7% from three and 70.9% from the foul line this season.

Cleveland State is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games as a road favorite while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 road games. IUPUI is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the under is 9-2 in their last 11 home games against a team with a losing road record.

I get the case to be made on either side here, but as crazy as I might sound saying it, I like IUPUI here. The Jaguars were a dumpster fire and an auto-fade for me often last year, but this year, they’re covering numbers left and right and winning the occasional game as well. Cleveland State just isn’t worth laying double-digits on the road, so I’ll back the Jaguars as a home underdog here.