The 3rd-seeded Cleveland State Vikings (20-12) and No. 2 Milwaukee Panthers (21-10) meet in a Horizon League Tournament semifinal Monday in Indianapolis. Tip time at Indiana Farmers Coliseum is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Cleveland State went 14-6 in conference, but lost to Milwaukee twice during the regular season. It enters this contest having won 6 of its last 7 games.
Milwaukee beat the Vikings 81-72 on Feb. 2). The Panthers are a lightning-pace squad and are on a 3-game winning streak during which they have averaged 88 points per game.
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Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 10:34 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Cleveland State -2.5 (-115) | Milwaukee +2.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 148.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee picks and predictions
Prediction
Milwaukee 74, Cleveland State 72
Moneyline
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Against the spread
The Panthers took the 2 regular-season games, covering thespread by a combined 20.5 points.
Both of these teams hit the offensive glass hard. Cleveland State has gone a combined 2-4 ATS against its 3 closest league competitors (Milwaukee, Purdue-Ft. Wayne, Detroit Mercy) in that area.
After struggling in mid-February the Panthers have rallied with strong play the last 3 games. BACK MILWAUKEE +2.5 (-105) in this game. The leverage here is not much so consider a partial-unit play.
Over/Under
Peg this total in this rabbit Milwaukee-vs.-turtle Cleveland State match-up as landing in the 145-150 neighborhood. STEER CLEAR.
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