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Non-conference action continues on Friday night when the Cleveland State Vikings (6-5, 5-4-1 ATS) travel to take on the Bradley Braves (6-3, 5-3-1 ATS). Cleveland State just lost on the road to Kent State, going down 83-77, but covered a 11.5-point dogs. Bradley is also coming off a road loss, losing in Akron 67-52 as just 1.5-point underdogs. These teams did not meet last season. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 EST from the Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois.
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The Cleveland State Vikings have lose two straight games, and three of their last four as they are losing momentum right before the beginning of conference play. Cleveland State has played two conference games in the Horizon League so far, and pickup a win by defeating Detroit Mercy. They should not feel too proud of that win, as Detroit Mercy is currently 0-10 on the season. In their last game they kept it closer than expected against Kent State, and were led by forward Tristan Enaruna with 22 points in the loss.
Enaruna is a 6'8 senior from The Netherlands who leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 PPG and 6.4 RPG. He started his college career at Kansas, then transferred to Iowa State, before finally coming to Cleveland State for a larger role. He has scored double figures in every game this season, including a season high of 28 in the win over East Tennessee State. Tae Williams i s a strong 6'7 guard adding 13.0 PPG and 5.5 RPG, he is a slasher who attacks the basket, Williams only has five made threes on the year. Their top shooter is 5'11 Drew Lowder, he has 30 made threes on the year to go with 12.8 PPG and a team high 2.7 APG.
Cleveland St. currently ranks 184th in the nation according to KenPom. Their offense ranks 184th in efficiency and their defense ranks 196th. They do not play very fast on offense, their tempo only ranks 183rd based on their pace of play.