Cleveland State at Wake Forest

Cleveland State was projected to win the Horizon at the beginning of the season. At the same time, no one expected Butler to be as strong as they turned out to be, but in the end it was Cleveland State that cut down the nets as Horizon Tournament Champions. It wasn't a fluke either, as they lost their two games vs. Butler both home and away by two points in the regular season. Most look at the name and think that this team can't play, but maybe those should ask Jim Boeheim of Syracuse as the Vikings went to the Carrier Dome and knocked off the Orange. Wake Forest opened the season at 16-0, held the No. 1 ranking for awhile, but closed just 8-6. You have to question this team as three of their last four losses have been by 10+, and the last loss come in the opening round of the ACC Tournament to Maryland by 11. They have struggled all season against a zone defense, and expect them to see a lot of that in this one. Cleveland St. can play and I will take them here by slowing the tempo down with a zone that has been the plague of the Deacons all season, which will also put me on the UNDER in this one.