Wright State vs Cleveland State Prediction Basketball Picks 1-4-24
Wright State Raiders (6-8) vs Cleveland State Vikings (9-5)
2024-01-04 19:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Wright State Raiders -3.5 -- Over/Under: 165
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The Cleveland State Vikings and the Wright State Raiders meet in college basketball action from the Nutter Center on Thursday night. Can Cleveland State keep their win streak alive? Or will Wright State get back to .500 in conference play Let’s dive in and find out with our Cleveland State vs. Wright State Prediction.
Cleveland State Team Preview
The Cleveland State Vikings will look to build on their four-game win streak after an 86-77 win over IUPUI last time out. Tristan Enaruna leads the across the board with 17.9 PPG and 6.5 RPG with 2.9 APG as well while Tae Williams has 12.1 PPG and 5.7 RPG and Drew Lowder has 13.3 PPG with 2.3 APG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Cleveland State so far this season. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 76.7 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 37.7% from three and 66.2% from the foul line this season.
Wright State Team Preview
The Wright State Raiders come into this game looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 91-83 loss to Milwaukee last time out. Trey Calvin leads the Raiders in scoring and assists with 20 PPG and 3.9 APG while Tanner Holden has 17.3 PPG with 5.8 RPG and 2.9 APG. Brandon Noel has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Raiders on the glass up to this point in the year. AJ Braun also has 10.2 PPG with 5.6 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Wright State so far this season. As a team, Wright State is averaging 83.5 PPG on 52.4% shooting from the field, 36.2% from three and 73.2% from the foul line this season. Wright State is 6-8 in the Horizon standings.
Cleveland State vs. Wright State Prediction
I’m leaning towards Wright State here. I don’t love the game or laying this many points with the Raiders, but there’s only so far that Cleveland State can get away with having a lacklustre offense before it starts to catch up with them. The Vikings’ defense struggles to defend the two, and Wright State is top-5 nationally in two-point shooting. The Raiders are just much more dynamic and explosive on that end of the floor. Give me Wright State in this one.
