The Cleveland State Vikings and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at American Airlines Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Demon Deacons listed as 8-point favorites versus the Vikings, while the game's total is sitting at 137.
Cedric Jackson went for 19 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds to lift Cleveland State over Butler 57-54 in the Horizon League championship last Tuesday night.
Cleveland State cashed as 5.5-point underdogs as the teams played under the 118-point total set by sportsbooks.
Wake Forest was upset 75-64 by Maryland in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament last Friday, as 6.5-point favorites. That game's 139 points went UNDER the posted total of 147.5.
James Johnson netted 20 points and hauled down 13 rebounds for a double-double in the loss.
Team records:
Cleveland State: 25-10 SU, 17-13-1 ATS
Wake Forest: 24-6 SU, 15-11 ATS
Cleveland State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Butler are 3-7
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n
Wake Forest most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing Maryland are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Cleveland State is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland State's last 12 games
Cleveland State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Wake Forest is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Wake Forest's last 10 games<\/p>\n