Wright State vs. Cleveland State odds, prediction: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 27 best bets by model

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The Wright State Raiders (13-16, 7-11 Horizon League) will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Cleveland State Vikings (19-10, 13-5) on Thursday night. Wright State is playing in its final home game of the regular season after falling to Northern Kentucky in an 80-76 final last Friday. Cleveland State is wrapping up a three-game road trip that began with a 73-65 win at Detroit and continued with an overtime loss at Oakland on Sunday. The Vikings are tied with Robert Morris in the loss column atop the Horizon League standings.  

Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at the Ervin J. Nutter Center. Wright State is favored by 1.5 points in the latest Wright State vs. Cleveland State odds, while the over/under is 145.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Cleveland State vs. Wright State picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 17 of the 2024-25 season on a 220-160 betting roll (+2005) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

The model has set its sights on Wright State-Cleveland State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:

  • Wright State vs. Cleveland State spread: Wright State -1.5
  • Wright State vs. Cleveland State over/under: 145.5 points
  • Wright State vs. Cleveland State money line: Wright State: -115, Cleveland State: -105
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Why Wright State can cover

Wright State is on a three-game losing streak, but two of those losses came on the road and all three of them came by single digits. The Raiders are coming off an 80-76 loss to Northern Kentucky on Friday, but Brandon Noel posted a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Solomon Callaghan added 16 points, while Michael Imariagbe had 13 points and five assists.  

Noel, a junior forward, leads Wright State with 19.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He is joined in double figures by senior guards Alex Huibregtse (13.0 ppg) and Jack Doumbia (12.1). Wright State is 9-4 in its last 13 home games, and it has won 13 of the last 20 meetings in this head-to-head series. See which team to pick here. 

Why Cleveland State can cover

Cleveland State is tied with Robert Morris in the loss column atop the Horizon League standings heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The Colonials play their final game on Thursday night, while Cleveland State has one more game on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings picked up a 73-65 win at Detroit last Friday before falling to Oakland in overtime on Sunday. 

Chase Robinson led Cleveland State with 18 points, four assists and two steals in the loss to Oakland, while Je’Shawn Stevenson had 16 points and three steals. Senior guard Tevin Smith averages a team-high 13.6 points for the Vikings, followed by junior guard Tahj Staveskie (12.4 ppg) and junior forward Dylan Arnett (11.2). Cleveland State beat Wright State by 14 points at home earlier this season. See which team to pick here. 

How to make Wright State vs. Cleveland State picks

The model has simulated Cleveland State vs. Wright State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 70% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Wright State vs. Cleveland State, and which side of the spread hits well over 70% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Cleveland State vs. Wright State spread you need to jump on, all from the model on an 220-160 roll on top-rated college basketball picks, and find out.

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