The Green Bay Phoenix (2-14, 1-4 Horizon) meet the Cleveland State Vikings (8-8, 3-2) Saturday at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Green Bay vs. Cleveland State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Phoenix enter on a 6-game skid, while going just 2-4 ATS during the span. Green Bay’s last win was at home against Kansas City back on Dec. 10. In addition, UWGB is 0-10 SU and 3-7 ATS in 10 true road games this season.
The Vikings were on the short end of a 68-64 loss in overtime at home against Milwaukee, but it is 2-2 SU across the past 4 outings. At home, CSU is a respectable 5-2 SU across the past 7 outings, while cashing in 3 of the past 5 games on its home floor.
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Green Bay at Cleveland State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:40 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Green Bay +700 (bet $100 to win $700) | Cleveland State -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Green Bay +13.5 (-115) | Cleveland -13.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 127.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Green Bay at Cleveland State picks and predictions
Prediction
Cleveland State 73, Green Bay 62
Moneyline
Cleveland State (-1400) will cost you 14 times your potential return, and that’s not a good wager, especially on a team that is just .500, and has already lost to a Division II team this season.
PASS.
Against the spread
GREEN BAY +13.5 (-115) has a pretty dismal overall straight-up record, but as a double-digit underdog, the Phoenix are 2-2 ATS across the past 4 outings.
And Cleveland State -13.5 (-115) has been a favorite just once as a double-digit favorite, failing to cover Nov. 18 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Vikings also enter on a 2-5 ATS skid across the past 7 games overall.
This wager comes with some risk, as Cleveland State has won 4 in a row in the series, while covering 5 in a row. But this is a super high line, and Green Bay would grab the cover.
Over/Under
OVER 127.5 (-110) might be the best play on the board in this Horizon League matinee tussle.
The Over has cashed in each of the previous 4 meetings in the series. Perhaps more importantly, the Over is 9-4 in the past 13 games overall for the Phoenix, while going 5-0 in the past 5 for the Vikings against teams with a losing record. The Over is also 9-3 in the past 12 games at home for CSU.
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