Youngstown State vs Cleveland State Prediction 2/16/25 College Basketball Picks

The Youngstown State Penguins and Cleveland State Vikings meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Wolstein Center. Here’s a Youngstown State vs Cleveland State Prediction. This article will include a Youngstown State vs Cleveland State Pick.

Youngstown State Penguins Betting Preview 

The Youngstown State Penguins beat Detroit and Fort Wayne, and they play Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Northern Kentucky next. The Youngstown State Penguins are averaging 77.4 points on 43.6 percent shooting and allowing 71.4 points on 42.2 percent shooting. EJ Farmer is averaging 15.3 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Nico Galette is averaging 12.1 points and 7 rebounds. Juwan Maxey is the third double-digit scorer and Ty Harper is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Youngstown State Penguins are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line. The Youngstown State Penguins are allowing 32.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game.

Cleveland State Vikings Betting Preview 

The Cleveland State Vikings beat Milwaukee, lost to Robert Morris, and they play Detroit, Oakland, and Wright State next. The Cleveland State Vikings are averaging 72.8 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 65.2 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Tevin Smith is averaging 14 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Tahj Staveskie is averaging 12.2 points and 1.7 assists. Dylan Arentt is the third double-digit scorer and Je’Shawn Stevenson is dishing 1.2 assists. The Cleveland State Vikings are shooting 33.4 percent from beyond the arc and 71.9 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland State Vikings are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.6 rebounds per game.

Youngstown State vs Cleveland State Injury Report

Neither Youngstown State nor Cleveland State has a player listed on its injury report.

Youngstown State vs Cleveland State Prediction

Cleveland State is getting the benefit of the doubt because it’s at home, where 12 of its 18 wins have come. Cleveland State also beat Youngstown State on the road last month as a 4.5-point undergo. With that said, this is a revenge spot for Youngstown State, a team that has eight road wins on the season and has been an offensive buzzsaw with wins in five of its last six games. The underdog has also covered six of the last nine games between Youngstown State and Cleveland State. Five of those six covers were outright wins from the underdog. Give me Youngstown State and the points.