Cleveland State Vikings vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland State Vikings vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 10, 2025

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (1-0) welcome the Cleveland State Vikings (1-1) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Monday.

The Cleveland State Vikings stepped onto the hardwood against Capital and notched a win by a score of 71-70 in their last game. Cleveland State ended the game with a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 of 56) and made 11 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Vikings knocked down 10 of 16 shots for a rate of 62.5%. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, Cleveland State allowed the other team to go 40.3% from the field on 25 out of 62 shooting. Capital earned 12 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Moreover, Capital snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Capital finished 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of 10 shots. They made 12 of 36 shots from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Vikings left the arena with 16 while Capital finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Tre Beard is one player who was important for this contest. He ended up shooting 44.4% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and collected 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Cleveland State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-1 this year. They have an average of 79.5 points per contest (196th in Division 1) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Vikings are shooting 37.9% from downtown (22 of 58) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland State is pulling in 41.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 33 dimes so far this season, which ranks 31st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.0 times per game and as a group are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Vikings are able to force 10.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 344th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 33 surrendered for the year. The Vikings defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.2% (54 of 128) and they surrender 33.0 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 282nd in the nation in points per game allowed (80.5).

In their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 70-47 when they faced Mercyhurst. The Wildcats earned 32 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 45 in the matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Mercyhurst was called for 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 38 shots. They were able to knock down 27 of those for a percentage of 71.1%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Northwestern buried 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats went 19 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. The Wildcats allowed Mercyhurst to knock down 18 of their 60 tries from the field which had them sitting at 30.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 5.6% from 3-point land by hitting 1 of 18 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). In regard to rebounding, Northwestern allowed Mercyhurst to pull down 28 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Arrinten Page was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He earned 18 points in his 23 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists for the matchup. He converted 4 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and tallied 12 rebounds.

Northwestern has a record of 1-0 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are hitting on 36.5% from the field, which has them ranked 317th in the country. Northwestern has accumulated 70 points so far this season and they average 49.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per game (251st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Wildcats commit 12.0 fouls per game and they hit 71.1% from the free throw line.

The Northwestern defense gives up 5.6% on shots from distance (1 of 18) and their opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.0 assists and 32.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 162nd and 150th in college hoops. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 29th in college in PPG surrendered with 47.0. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 30.0% from the floor (39th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northwestern

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