Wisconsin-Green Bay vs Cleveland State Basketball Picks 1-14-24

The Cleveland State Vikings and the Green Bay Phoenix meet in college basketball action from the Resch Center on Sunday afternoon. Can Cleveland State pull even with Green Bay in the Horizon League standings? Or will Green Bay pull ahead to the summit of the Horizon League table? Let’s dive in and find out with our Cleveland State vs. Green Bay Prediction.

Cleveland State Team Preview

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this one looking to rebound from an 88-80 loss at the hands of Milwaukee last time out. Tristan Enaruna leads the across the board with 17.8 PPG and 6.8 RPG with 3 APG as well while Tae Williams has 12.4 PPG and 5.9 RPG and Drew Lowder has 13 PPG with 2.2 APG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Cleveland State so far this season. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 77.2 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 36.9% from three and 66.6% from the foul line this season.

Green Bay Team Preview

The Green Bay Phoenix come into this one looking to build on a 68-58 win over IUPUI last time out. Noah Reynolds leads the Phoenix in scoring and assists with 18.4 PPG with 4.3 APG as well as 3.4 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Green Bay so far this season. Elijah Jones also has 8.9 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Phoenix on the glass so far this season. As a team, Green bay is averaging 66.8 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 70.4% from the foul line this season.

Cleveland State vs. Green Bay Prediction

I get the case to be made for Cleveland State here as they seemingly have more scoring depth compared to Green Bay, but it’s the Phoenix that have had the better defense in conference play and the offense has been a lot more consistent as well. Cleveland State Vikings have won 6 straight meetings against Green Bay, but I think the Phoenix get the job done in this one and go from the outhouse to residing in the penthouse for the time being with a win here. Give me Green Bay.