Cleveland State Vikings vs Wright State Raiders Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland State Vikings vs Wright State Raiders

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Nutter Center in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

Nutter Center is the location where the Wright State Raiders (12-7) will take on the Cleveland State Vikings (6-14) on Wednesday.

The Cleveland State Vikings took the court against Youngstown State and earned the victory with a final of 80-78 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Vikings ended up walking away with 16 while Youngstown State had 27 fouls. They also made 8 of their 43 attempts from beyond the arc. Youngstown State ended up going 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 14 of 16 attempts. Furthermore, Youngstown State totaled 33 boards (17 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Youngstown State totaled 11 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, Cleveland State allowed the other team to go 38.4% from the field on 28 out of 73 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Vikings converted 30 of 39 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Cleveland State wrapped up the game with a 51.3% field goal percentage (20 out of 39) and made 10 out of their 20 3-pointers.

Dayan Nessah is someone who was a factor in the game. He walked away with 26 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 55.6% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Cleveland State will play this contest with a record of 6-14 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Cleveland State is snagging 34.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 304 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 65th in the nation in terms of passing. The Vikings are shooting 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (206 of 552) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.1 points per game (129th in Division 1) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Vikings are forcing 11.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They concede 32.7% from beyond the arc and they are 354th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (84.8). The Vikings are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.6% (585 of 1,284) and they surrender 36.8 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 358th in college in giving up assists with 338 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wright State Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 93-83 when they faced Youngstown State. The Raiders pulled down 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. Youngstown State was called for 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Wright State knocked down 5 of their 9 tries (55.6%). Overall, the Raiders finished the game shooting 32 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. The Raiders permitted Youngstown State to make 29 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.8% for the matchup. They went 43.8% from distance by going 14 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Wright State allowed Youngstown State to collect 25 in total (12 offensive).

TJ Burch ended up being important for the Raiders for the contest. He buried 9 of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 dimes in the matchup.

Wright State has a win-loss record of 12-7 on the year. The Raiders commit 18.4 personal fouls per game and they go 72.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.4 times per game (180th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game. Wright State has totaled 1,526 points for the year (80.3 per game) and they pull in 35.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Raiders are connecting on 49.5% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the country.

The Raiders defensively are ranked 110th in the nation in points allowed per game with 71.2. They are forcing 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (245th in college). The Wright State defense allows 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (117 of 366) and their opponents are making 69.0% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.3 dimes and 31.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 39th and 54th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland State

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