The Cleveland State Vikings (17-7, 11-2 Horizon League) are just 1.5-point favorites as they look to extend an eight-game home win streak when they take on the Milwaukee Panthers (16-8, 9-4 Horizon League) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Wolstein Center. The matchup airs at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under for the matchup is 144.

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Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee betting lines

• Cleveland State moneyline odds to win: -127
• Milwaukee moneyline odds to win: +105
• Spread: Cleveland State (-1.5)
• Total: 144

Cleveland State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Cleveland State has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered seven times in 11 games at home, and it has covered eight times in 11 games when playing on the road.
• Looking at over/unders, the Vikings hit the over less often when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total three times in 11 opportunities this season (27.3%). In away games, they have hit the over five times in 11 opportunities (45.5%).
• Cleveland State has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 7-1 (.875). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• The Vikings have scored 74.3 points per game over their last 10 contests, the same amount they’ve put up on average this season.
• Cleveland State’s defense has been tough as of late, as the team has allowed 64.5 points per game over its last 10 compared to the 65.3 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
• Over their past 10 contests, the Vikings are making 0.8 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.5 compared to 6.7 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (37.3% compared to 34.1% season-long).

Cleveland State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 15-7-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 8-3-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 7-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-3-0; As Underdog: 8-4-0)
• O-U-P: 8-13-1 (Home: 3-7-1; Away: 5-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 5-5)

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Milwaukee statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Milwaukee’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .444 (4-5-0). On the road, it is .417 (5-7-0).
• Panthers games have finished above the over/under more often at home (six times out of nine) than on the road (four of 12) this year.

Recent trends

• While the Panthers are posting 79.3 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, tallying 75.1 points per contest.
• Milwaukee is allowing 70.2 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 1.3 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (71.5).
• The Panthers are draining 5.5 threes per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6). In addition, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (30.9%) compared to their season average from three-point land (31%).

Milwaukee betting records this season

• ATS Record: 10-12-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 5-7-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-9-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
• O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 4-8-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-4 (Home: 7-2; Away: 4-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)