IUPUI vs Youngstown State Prediction 2/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The IU Indy Jaguars and the Youngstown State Penguins meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Beeghly Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an IU Indy vs. Youngstown State prediction.

IU Indy Recap

The IU Indy Jaguars come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up on the wrong end of a 106-53 rout at the hands of Robert Morris last time out to fall to 7-16 on the year. After this game, IU Indy will meet Milwaukee, Wright State, Oakland, and Detroit.

Jaguars Lose Back-To-Back Games & 8 Of Last 10

Paul Zilinskas leads the Jaguars in scoring with 17.1 PPG while Jarvis Walker has 15.7 PPG with 3 RPG and 2.6 APG and Sean Craig has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 7.8 RPG to lead the Jaguars on the glass and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for IU Indy up to this point in the year. Alec Millender has 8.2 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Jaguars in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, IU Indy is averaging 74.4 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three, and 75.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the IU Indy Jaguars will win

• The road team has won three of IU Indy’s last four games.
• Youngstown State has lost three of its last four day games at Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center following a home win.

Youngstown State Recap

The Youngstown State Penguins come into this game looking to keep their momentum going after an 88-86 win over Wright State last time out to improve to 14-9 on the year. After this game, Youngstown State will head on the road for a game against Oakland.

Penguins Win Back-To-Back Games

EJ Farmer leads the Penguins in scoring with 14.2 PPG and 3.8 RPG while Nico Galette has 11.6 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG and 2.8 APG, leading the Penguins in rebounding and assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Youngstown State up to this point in the year. Juwan Maxey has 9.3 PPG with 2.2 APG of his own while Ty Harper has 9.9 PPG as well this season for YSU. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 75.5 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three, and 71.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Youngstown State Penguins will win

• IU Indy has lost each of its last 17 day games against the Horizon League.
• Youngstown State has won each of its last eight games against IU Indy.

IU Indy vs. Youngstown State Prediction

I’ll roll with Youngstown State in this one. I’m a fan of this IU Indy team, but the problem that the Jaguars have right now is that they’re looking more and more like the IU Indy of past seasons, the ones that were a laughing stock in the Horizon League, especially after their blowout loss to Robert Morris. Youngstown State has the best defense in the Horizon League by a lot of metrics and has enough in the tank offensively to win this one by margin if they shut down the Jaguars here, which I definitely think is possible. All in all, I’m looking at a 15+ point win for Youngstown State here so give me the Penguins laying the points.