Cleveland State Vikings vs Detroit Titans Prediction, 2/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland State Vikings vs Detroit Titans

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Calihan Hall in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

Calihan Hall is where the Detroit Titans (8-20) will try to beat the Cleveland State Vikings (18-9) on Friday.

The Cleveland State Vikings played Youngstown State and went home with a loss by a final score of 68-60 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Vikings ended up finishing with 19 while Youngstown State had 18 fouls. They also made 6 of their 14 attempts from 3-point land. Youngstown State finished 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 26 tries. In addition, Youngstown State snagged 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Youngstown State totaled 10 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. When discussing defending, Cleveland State allowed 46.7% from the floor on 21 of 45 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 26 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Vikings knocked down 13 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Cleveland State finished the contest with a 35.5% FG percentage (22 out of 62) and knocked down 3 of 20 3-point attempts.

Dylan Arnett is one player who was a factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He played 31 minutes and collected 7 boards. He notched 16 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Cleveland State heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-9 on the season. They currently have an average of 73.3 points per outing (204th in the country) while going 45.0% from the field. The Vikings are hitting 32.7% on three-point shots (172 of 526) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland State is pulling in 34.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 373 assists this year, which is 165th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Vikings are able to force 15.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 fouls. They concede 33.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 31st in college in PPG allowed (65.3). The Vikings defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (603 of 1,427) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 142nd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 336 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Detroit Titans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-71 when they played IU Indy. The Titans collected 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 in the game. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. IU Indy committed 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Titans to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Detroit knocked down 5 of 23 attempts (21.7%). In all, the Titans ended up shooting 27 for 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.5%. The Titans allowed IU Indy to make 26 out of 54 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.1% in this game. They finished shooting 47.8% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). When discussing attacking the glass, Detroit allowed IU Indy to grab 31 overall (7 offensive).

Orlando Lovejoy was important for the Titans for the contest. He buried 9 out of 19 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 9 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists in this game.

Detroit has a record of 8-20 this year. The Titans are committing 18.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 10.9 times per game (346th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. Detroit has accumulated 1,868 points on the campaign (66.7 per game) and they grab 38.1 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Titans are shooting 40.7% from the field, which is ranked 347th in college.

The Detroit defense surrenders 32.3% on shots from distance (253 of 783) and their opposition makes 70.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.4 dimes and 36.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 284th and 290th in those defensive categories. The Titans defensively are ranked 269th in the nation in points allowed per game with 74.7. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (136th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland State

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