The 2025 Purple CBI Championship will be decided on Wednesday as the Illinois State Redbirds take on the Cleveland State Vikings. The Redbirds (21-14) defeated Presbyterian in the first round before holding off Incarnate Word in the semifinals to reach the CBI Final 2025, while the Vikings rolled over Queens in their tourney opener and then knocked off Florida Gulf Coast in the semis. Both programs are aiming for their first CBI Championship victory.

Tip-off at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., is at 5 p.m. ET. The Redbirds are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Illinois State vs. Cleveland State odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 141.5. Before making any Illinois State vs. Cleveland State picks, check out the college basketball predictions from SportsLine's Matt Severance. 

Severance enters this matchup on a sizzling 61-27 run on all CBB money-line picks, returning over 23 units during that span. Anyone following could have seen HUGE returns!

We can tell you that Severance is leaning Under on the total, and he's found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side!

So who wins Illinois State vs. Cleveland State? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Cleveland State vs. Illinois State matchup you need to jump on, all from the expert who is on a monster 61-27 run on CBB money-line picks!