Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 21

The Milwaukee Panthers (5-6, 1-0 Horizon League) face the Cleveland State Vikings (4-9, 0-2 Horizon League) as 7.5-point favorites on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup's point total is set at 161.5.

Milwaukee enters this game following an 88-87 win against South Dakota State on Friday. Josh Dixon scored a team-best 24 points for Milwaukee in the victory. Cleveland State's last contest was a 101-77 loss to UAB on Wednesday. Chevalier Emery scored a team-best 25 points for Cleveland State in the loss.

Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Milwaukee -7.5
• Moneyline favorite: Milwaukee -319
• Moneyline underdog: Cleveland State +253
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

How to watch Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State

• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Check out the rest of our Dunkel Index NCAA Basketball Picks!

Betting the Over/Under: Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State

• Milwaukee and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's total (161.5 points) six times this season.
• This season, eight games Cleveland State has played finished with a combined score over 161.5 points.
• The Panthers average 80.5 points per game and the Vikings score 79.2, which is 1.8 points under the matchup's total of 161.5.
• This game's point total is 5.1 less than the 166.6 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• On average, Milwaukee has had a 162.6-point over/under in its games this season, 1.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Cleveland State's games have an average over/under of 163.6 points this season, 2.1 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State

• In Milwaukee's 10 games this year, it has three wins against the spread.
• Cleveland State has played 10 games, with four wins against the spread.
• This season, the Vikings have an ATS record of 4-4 in their eight games as an underdog of 7.5 points or more.
• Milwaukee has one win against the spread, and are 0-5 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State

• Milwaukee has been the moneyline favorite in five games this season and won three (60%) of those contests.
• The Panthers have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -319 odds on them winning this game.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 76.1% chance of a victory for Milwaukee.
• Cleveland State has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in eight games this year and has walked away with the win one time (12.5%) in those games.
• This season, the Vikings have been victorious one time in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +253 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cleveland State has a 28.3% chance of walking away with the win.