Green Bay vs Youngstown State Prediction 2/23/25 College Basketball Picks

The Green Bay Phoenix and the Youngstown State Penguins meet Sunday 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 a Green Bay vs. Youngstown State prediction.

Matchup History

The Youngstown State Penguins won the first meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 73-69 back on January 19th, 2025. The win made it six wins for the Penguins in the last seven head-to-head meetings.

Green Bay Recap

The Green Bay Phoenix come into this game looking to bounce back from a 94-85 loss at the hands of Robert Morris last time out to fall to 3-25 on the year. After this game, Green Bay will head back home for a matchup against Detroit.

Phoenix Looking For Big Road Upset

Marcus Hall is Green Bay’s only active double-digit scorer this season with 13.5 PPG, 4.3 RPG, and 2.5 APG while Jeremiah Johnson has 9.4 PPG with 4.5 RPG this season. Preston Ruedinger has 8.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Phoenix in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Green Bay is averaging 68.9 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 33.2% from behind the arc, and 78.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Green Bay Phoenix will win

• The road team has won five of Youngstown State’s last six games.

Youngstown State Recap

The Youngstown State Penguins will be out to bounce back from an 84-74 loss at the hands of Milwaukee in their last game to sit at 18-11 on the year. After this game, Youngstown State will close out the regular season with a road game against Northern Kentucky.

Penguins Have Four-Game Win Streak Snapped

EJ Farmer leads the Penguins in scoring with 15.1 PPG and 4.1 RPG while Nico Galette has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG and 3.1 APG, leading the Penguins in rebounding and assists. Juwan Maxey has 10.9 PPG with 2.2 APG of his own to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Youngstown State up to this point in the year. Ty Harper also has 9.9 PPG Cris Carroll has 9.4 PPG with 5 RPG and Jason Nelson has 8.1 PPG with 2.6 APG as well this season for Youngstown State. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 77 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three, and 73.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Youngstown State Penguins will win

• Green Bay has lost each of its last 14 road games.
• The home team has won six of Green Bay’s last seven games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Green Bay’s last 13 day games has produced a total of 150 or fewer points.
• Seven of Youngstown State’s last eight games have produced a total of 158+ points.

Green Bay vs. Youngstown State Prediction

I’m with Youngstown State here. Green Bay has actually been doing a decent job of covering these bigger point spreads as of late. However, it still feels unsustainable with a 3-win Green Bay team, as the Phoenix have just been really bad this season on the whole, and while the Phoenix kept the first meeting close against Youngstown State, the Penguins are still the far better team here and it’s their final game of the regular season so one would have to think that Youngstown will be out to put their best foot forward and finish the season on a high note to send the fans home happy. I just am not a believer in this Green Bay team so give me the Penguins at home in this one.