College Basketball Picks: Horizon League Championship

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

The top two seeds in the Horizon League will meet in the Championship game on Tuesday as Butler hosts Cleveland State. Mike Green led Butler in their rout of Illinois-Chicago on Saturday as he scored 19 points. Pete Campbell had 15 points while A.J. Graves added 14 points. Last year the Bulldogs lost to Wright State in the conference title game. SBG Global reports that early NCAA Basketball betting has the public taking Cleveland State on the Road

College Basketball Betting Preview
Horizon League Championship
Cleveland State (20-11) at Butler (27-3)
Tuesday, 9:00 pm Eastern – ESPN

SBG Global Opening Line: Butler - 10 , Total 122

Cedric Jackson and J’Nathan Bullock combined to score 41 points to lead Cleveland State past Valparaiso, 78-73 on Saturday night in the other semifinal game. This is the first time in Cleveland State’s history that they will be playing the Horizon League Championship game. The Vikings led Valpo by as many as 18 points but blew that lead and had to get some late game magic to win. "Both teams wanted this game real bad, but as I told everybody last week, we are a team on a mission right now and these guys weren't going to let it end in the semifinals," Cleveland State head coach Gary Waters said. Cleveland State will need another huge game out of Jackson and Bullock if they are to upset 11^th ranked Butler on Tuesday.

SBG Global Current Line: Butler - 10 , Total 120

Here are the NCAA Basketball betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Vikings are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Vikings are 11-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a win. The Vikings are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games.

The Bulldogs are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. The Bulldogs are 6-13-2 ATS in their last 21 vs. the Horizon League. The home team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the two teams.

The Under is 4-0 in the Vikings last 4 road games. The Over is 7-1 in the Vikings last 8 Tuesday games. The Under is 7-3 in the Vikings last 10 overall.

The Under is 4-1 in the Bulldogs last 5 vs. the Horizon League. The Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Butler between the two teams and the Under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings overall.