Cleveland State has won 15 of its past 20 games and it has beaten Northern Kentucky six straight times when playing at home. Teams are playing on their home courts in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament. They split their two meetings this season and the Vikings are out to avenge an 85-75 loss to Northern Kentucky on Feb. 5. The Norse have won five in a row, but mostly against the lesser teams in the league. Cleveland State comes off a 68-57 victory over IPFW on Saturday with Tevin Smith leading four double-figure scorers with 17 points. The Norse are just 4-10 ATS on the road and they are #263 in the nation with a .326 3-point percentage. Take Cleveland State.
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February 25, 2026 7:00pm ET
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Northern Kentucky Norse
#699
Cleveland State Vikings
#700
Lines & Odds
-8.5 (-110)
ATS
+8.5 (-110)
-414
Moneyline
+320
OVER 166 (-110)
Total
UNDER 166 (-110)
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the +8.5 ATS. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Kentucky would win by a score of 86.2 to 78.8 with Northern Kentucky winning on the moneyline, Cleveland State winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Northern Kentucky Norse 
24
39
81
Cleveland State Vikings
24
46
70
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December 3, 2025 7:00pm ET
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Cleveland State Vikings
#695
Northern Kentucky Norse
#696
Lines & Odds
+14 (-110)
ATS
-14 (-110)
+737
Moneyline
-1210
OVER 158 (-110)
Total
UNDER 158 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the +14 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Kentucky would win by a score of 85.5 to 71.2 with Northern Kentucky winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Cleveland State Vikings
47
47
80
Northern Kentucky Norse
47
48
95
March 6, 2025 8:00pm ET
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Northern Kentucky Norse
#813
Cleveland State Vikings
#814
Lines & Odds
+4.5 (-110)
ATS
-4.5 (-110)
+162
Moneyline
-193
OVER 140 (-110)
Total
UNDER 140 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the -4.5 ATS. And, 69% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Cleveland State would win by a score of 73.0 to 68.7 with Cleveland State winning on the moneyline, Northern Kentucky winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Northern Kentucky at Cleveland State
March 6, 2025
8:00 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Northern Kentucky Norse
33
36
63
Cleveland State Vikings
33
35
68
February 5, 2025 7:00pm ET
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Cleveland State Vikings
#699
Northern Kentucky Norse
#700
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-110)
ATS
-1.5 (-110)
+109
Moneyline
-131
OVER 132 (-115)
Total
UNDER 132 (-105)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the +1.5 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Cleveland State would win by a score of 69.3 to 65.1 with Cleveland State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Cleveland State Vikings
36
39
75
Northern Kentucky Norse
36
49
85
January 15, 2025 7:00pm ET
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Northern Kentucky Norse
#707
Cleveland State Vikings
#708
Lines & Odds
+4.5 (-110)
ATS
-4.5 (-110)
+174
Moneyline
-208
OVER 133 (-110)
Total
UNDER 133 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on Cleveland State Vikings on the -4.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Cleveland State would win by a score of 68.4 to 66.9 with Cleveland State winning on the moneyline, Northern Kentucky winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Northern Kentucky Norse
28
30
58
Cleveland State Vikings
35
41
76
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