Oakland at Cleveland State

Oakland has a losing record with a tough schedule facing Boise State, Illinois, No. 1 Kansas, and No. 20 Michigan State. But this team went 24-12 last season and had the best record in the Horizon League (15-5). The backcourt has DQ Cole (11.8 ppg) along with last year's starting guard Isaiah Jones, who is back after missing the first six games. They're a strong defensive team with a physical frontcourt in 6-6 seniors Allen Mukeba (12.8 ppg, 5 rpg) and Tuburu Naivalurua (12.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg). Oakland covered against Illinois as a +23 underdog forcing 18 turnovers while losing, 66-54. They also won at Toledo, 85-52, as a +8 dog. Oakland is on a 15-9 ATS run. Cleveland State was 11-9 in conference play last season and has split its first two this year. They're on a 1-4 ATS run including 0-3 ATS at home. They shoot 43.3% from the field and just 28.4% from 3-point land while turning it over 13.8 times per contest. Oakland swept the series last season, 74-71 and 83-71. Play Oakland.