Who's Playing

Cleveland State @ PFW

Current Records: Cleveland State 17-6; PFW 15-10

What to Know

The Cleveland State Vikings have enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they must head out on the road. Cleveland State and the PFW Mastodons will face off in a Horizon League battle at 7 p.m. ET Monday at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Bragging rights belong to the Vikings for now since they're up 6-2 across their past eight matchups.

Everything came up roses for Cleveland State at home against the IUPUI Jaguars this past Saturday as the team secured an 83-45 victory.

Meanwhile, PFW bagged a 73-66 win over the Illinois-Chicago Flames this past Saturday.

Barring any buzzer beaters, Cleveland State is expected to win a tight contest. The odds have been favorable for them against the spread on the road this season, even if it's been tough sledding overall. They are 4-2 ATS in away games but only 10-11 all in all.

The wins brought Cleveland State up to 17-6 and the Mastodons to 15-10. Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Vikings enter the matchup with 15.7 takeaways on average, good for 31st best in college basketball. But PFW is even better: they rank 27th in college basketball when it comes to takeaways, with 15.9 on average. We'll see if that edge gives PFW a route to victory.

How To Watch

  • When: Monday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum -- Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Vikings are a slight 1-point favorite against the Mastodons, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line on this game has moved a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Mastodons as a 1-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Cleveland State have won six out of their last eight games against PFW.

  • Jan 05, 2022 - Cleveland State 65 vs. PFW 58
  • Dec 30, 2021 - Cleveland State 90 vs. PFW 81
  • Mar 02, 2021 - Cleveland State 108 vs. PFW 104
  • Feb 20, 2021 - Cleveland State 67 vs. PFW 55
  • Feb 19, 2021 - PFW 75 vs. Cleveland State 68
  • Dec 20, 2020 - Cleveland State 89 vs. PFW 80
  • Dec 19, 2020 - Cleveland State 63 vs. PFW 61
  • Nov 25, 2018 - PFW 82 vs. Cleveland State 79