Valparaiso Beacons vs Cleveland State Vikings Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Valparaiso Beacons vs Cleveland State Vikings

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Wolstein Center in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Valparaiso Beacons (3-1) are hitting the road to Wolstein Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Cleveland State Vikings (2-3).

The Valparaiso Beacons faced Bryant and earned the victory with a final of 68-50 in their last game. Valparaiso ended the game with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and made 8 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Beacons buried 16 of 25 attempts for a rate of 64.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Valparaiso allowed the other team to go 27.7% from the field on 18 out of 65 shooting. Bryant earned 9 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Bryant totaled 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Bryant finished shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by making 8 of their 9 attempts. They converted 6 of their 29 shots from distance. In relation to fouls, the Beacons ended up walking away with 13 while Bryant recorded 21 fouls.

Rakim Chaney is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He finished the contest at 54.5% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins and totaled 8 boards. He finished with 18 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Valparaiso heads into this game with a mark of 3-1 so far this season. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Valparaiso is pulling in 37.5 rebounds per contest and has racked up 41 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 336th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Beacons are hitting 29.4% on shots from 3-point land (30 of 102) and 65.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 65.3 pts per contest (340th in D-1) while connecting on 35.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Beacons are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They are 148th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 50 relinquished so far this year. The Beacons are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.3% (95 of 230) and they surrender 41.5 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 151st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.8).

In their last game, the Cleveland State Vikings got the victory with a final of 87-82 against Radford. When talking about cleaning the glass, Cleveland State permitted Radford to grab 44 overall (20 on the offensive glass). They went 20.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 6 out of 30 and finished the game at 20 out of 30 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Vikings permitted Radford to knock down 28 out of 74 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Vikings walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. When discussing shots from downtown, Cleveland State buried 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to bury 30 of the free throw tries for a clip of 65.2%. Radford had 32 fouls in this game which took the Vikings to the charity stripe for 46 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Vikings snagged 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the game.

Dayan Nessah ended up being important for the Vikings in this game. He recorded 20 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 6 out of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Cleveland State has a mark of 2-3 so far this season. The Vikings are committing 21.6 fouls per game and they go 70.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.8 times per contest (104th in college) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per game. Cleveland State has totaled 404 pts on the year (80.8 per contest) and they pull down 37.8 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Vikings are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is 236th in the country.

The Cleveland State defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (49 of 147) and opponents are making 73.7% of their foul shots. They give up 17.4 assists and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 338th and 244th in those categories on the defensive end. The Vikings on the defensive end are ranked 356th in college in points given up per game with 91.0. They have forced 10.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (299th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Valparaiso

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