Cleveland State Vikings vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Point Spread Picks

Cleveland State has four players scoring in double figures, averaging 79.4 points. They shoot 37.5% as a team, with their starting guards hitting over 40% from area code three. But for all that offense, they can't stop anybody, ranked 354th in the country in points allowed (89.2 per game) and 48.3% shooting allowed. Cleveland State is on a 10-6 run OVER the total. Uptempo Oakland averages 83.3 points, but the defense is ranked 340th in points surrendered (85.9 per game) and 336th in shooting allowed (49.1%). Oakland is 11-4 OVER the total this season, part of a 21-8 run OVER. That includes the last meeting between these teams, a 91-86 Oakland victory. Take Cleveland State/Oakland OVER the total.

Oakland has a losing record with a tough schedule facing Boise State, Illinois, No. 1 Kansas, and No. 20 Michigan State. But this team went 24-12 last season and had the best record in the Horizon League (15-5). The backcourt has DQ Cole (11.8 ppg) along with last year's starting guard Isaiah Jones, who is back after missing the first six games. They're a strong defensive team with a physical frontcourt in 6-6 seniors Allen Mukeba (12.8 ppg, 5 rpg) and Tuburu Naivalurua (12.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg). Oakland covered against Illinois as a +23 underdog forcing 18 turnovers while losing, 66-54. They also won at Toledo, 85-52, as a +8 dog. Oakland is on a 15-9 ATS run. Cleveland State was 11-9 in conference play last season and has split its first two this year. They're on a 1-4 ATS run including 0-3 ATS at home. They shoot 43.3% from the field and just 28.4% from 3-point land while turning it over 13.8 times per contest. Oakland swept the series last season, 74-71 and 83-71. Play Oakland.

The teams split their two regular season games and now they meet in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament. Oakland beat IPFW 75-65 in the quarterfinal round and it went UNDER by 6.5 points. The Mastodons shot only 38 percent and missed 20 of 32 3-point tries. Oakland shot 51 percent, but made just six 3-pointers. The Vikings allow 68.0 points per game compared to 65.0 for Oakland, which shoots only 33.3 percent from beyond the arc. Cleveland State is 8-1 UNDER against teams with winning records and it has allowed only 68.4 points its past five games and three went UNDER. The Golden Grizzlies have gone UNDER five of eight, including a 63-43 win over Robert Morris on Feb. 22 that stayed UNDER by 41.5 points. Play the UNDER as a Max Play.