Cleveland State Vikings vs Valparaiso Beacons Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland State Vikings vs Valparaiso Beacons

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Cleveland State Vikings (1-2) are headed to Athletics-Recreation Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Valparaiso Beacons (1-1).

The Cleveland State Vikings took the court against Kansas State and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-64 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Vikings walked away with 20 while Kansas State had 17 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of their 19 tries from distance. Kansas State ended up shooting 57.7% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 26 attempts. Furthermore, Kansas State collected 18 rebounds (5 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kansas State dished out 16 assists and had 12 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Cleveland State allowed 57.8% from the floor on 26 out of 45 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 29 with 16 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Vikings buried 12 of their 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Cleveland State ended the contest having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (23 of 60) and knocked down 6 of 18 shots from downtown.

Dylan Arnett is a guy who came through for the game. He finished with 10 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He played for 27 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 57.1% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Cleveland State will play this contest with a record of 1-2 this year. They turn it over 17.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Cleveland State is snagging 35.0 boards per game and has accounted for 28 dimes so far this year, which is 210th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Vikings are shooting 22.9% on shots from beyond the arc (11 of 48) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.3 points per contest (291st in college hoops) while connecting on 41.5% from the field.

On defense, the Vikings are forcing 18.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They are 344th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 46 surrendered for the year. The Vikings defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 54.0% (81 of 150) and they concede 29.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 50.0% on 3-point shots while they are 269th in college hoops in points per game allowed (77.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Valparaiso Beacons got the victory with a final of 111-46 against Concordia. The Beacons pulled down 47 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 60 for the matchup. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 2 steals for this contest. Concordia earned 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Beacons to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 88.9%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Valparaiso buried 11 of 23 attempts (47.8%). When the game finished, the Beacons shot 46 for 79 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.2%. The Beacons permitted Concordia to convert 17 out of 71 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 23.9% for the contest. They finished 20.0% from downtown by going 6 out of 30 and finished the contest at 6 of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Valparaiso permitted Concordia to grab 24 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Devon Ellis pitched in for the Beacons for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 16 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Valparaiso has a record of 1-1 for the year. The Beacons are committing 12.5 fouls per game and they shoot 83.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.5 times per game (90th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 7.5 times per contest. Valparaiso has accumulated 174 pts so far this year (87.0 per game) and they average 48.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Beacons are shooting 47.9% from the field, which ranks 140th in college hoops.

The Beacons on the defensive side of the court are 117th in the nation in points allowed per game with 64.5. They have forced 7.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.7% from the field (103rd in D-1). The Valparaiso defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (16 of 54) and opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.5 assists and 32.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 147th and 112th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Valparaiso

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