Cleveland State vs. IU Indianapolis Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Horizon League Tournament
02 March 2026

The No. 10 seed Cleveland State Vikings (10-21, 6-14 Horizon League) are 1.5-point favorites to win and move closer to a guaranteed berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket against the No. 11 seed IU Indianapolis Jaguars (7-24, 3-17 Horizon League) in the Horizon League Tournament Monday at Wolstein Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 169.5.
Cleveland State is coming off of an 83-64 loss to Robert Morris in its most recent game on Saturday. Chevalier Emery scored a team-high 11 points for Cleveland State in the loss. IU Indianapolis' most recent game on Saturday ended in an 87-81 loss to Purdue Fort Wayne. Maguire Mitchell scored 20 points in IU Indianapolis' loss, leading the team.
Cleveland State vs. IU Indianapolis Odds and Game Time
- When: Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio
- Spread favorite: Cleveland State -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Cleveland State -129
- Moneyline underdog: IU Indianapolis +105
- Over/Under: 169.5 points
How to watch Cleveland State vs. IU Indianapolis
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Cleveland State vs. IU Indianapolis
- This season, 13 of Cleveland State's 28 games have gone over Monday's over/under of 169.5 points.
- In IU Indianapolis' 29 games this season, 13 finished with more combined points than Monday's total of 169.5.
- Together, the two teams combine for 162.9 points per game, 6.6 points fewer than the over/under of 169.5 for this game.
- The 173.5 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 4.0 more than the 169.5-point over/under in this contest.
- On average, the over/under in Cleveland State's games is 4.2 fewer points than the over/under of 169.5 in this contest.
- A difference of 1.6 points separates the average over/under in IU Indianapolis' games (171.1 points) and this contest's over/under (169.5).
Betting the Spread: Cleveland State vs. IU Indianapolis
- Cleveland State is 11-17-0 against the spread this year.
- The Vikings have been favored by 1.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
- In IU Indianapolis' 29 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
- The Jaguars are 10-12 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this year.
- At home this season, Cleveland State is 3-8 against the spread and 3-8 overall.
- At home, Cleveland State has one win ATS (1-2) as a 1.5-point favorite or more.
- IU Indianapolis is 2-14 overall, and 7-9 against the spread, on the road.
- Away from home, IU Indianapolis is winless ATS (0-1) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Cleveland State vs. IU Indianapolis
- Cleveland State has won one of the three games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Vikings have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -129 odds on them winning this game.
- The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 56.3% chance of a victory for Cleveland State.
- IU Indianapolis has been victorious in three, or 13.6%, of the 22 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
- This season, the Jaguars have come away with a win three times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
- IU Indianapolis has an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
