Tuesday, March 10th, 9:00 PM ET

5 units on Butler Bulldogs

Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Vikings, while the game's total is sitting at 119½.

Butler was entangled in a dog-fight against Wright State on Saturday, but managed to come away with a 62-57 victory. Butler failed to cover the 10-point spread, while the 119 points made it OVER the posted total of 118.

Matt Howard tossed in 22 points and grabbed six rebounds in that win.

Cleveland State lost both regular season matchups with Butler 58-56 at Butler as a seven-point underdog in the regular-season finale Feb. 28. Cleveland State also lost to the Bulldogs by two points at home way back on Dec. 4, 50-48 as a 2½-point chalk.

Cleveland State is 5-16 ATS on Tuesday and 3-7 ATS at neutral sites. Butler has covered in 11 of its last 16 at neutral venues and 12 of its last 17 versus winning teams.

The Bulldogs have won four straight in this rivalry and eight of the last nine. The Bulldogs are 11-5 ATS at neutral sites.