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Green Bay (2-17) vs Youngstown State (11-8)
Game Info: Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm (Resch Center)
The Line: Betting Odds: Green Bay +7.5 — Over/Under: 147
The Youngstown State Penguins and the Green Bay Phoenix meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Resch Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Youngstown State vs. Green Bay prediction.
Youngstown State Recap
The Youngstown State Penguins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 79-64 loss to Milwaukee last time out to fall to 11-6 on the year. After this game, Youngstown State will welcome Robert Morris to town.
Penguins Drop Back-To-Back Games
EJ Farmer leads the Penguins in scoring with 14.4 PPG and 3.4 RPG while Nico Galette has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 6.1 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 8.9 PPG with 2.3 APG of his own while Ty Harper has 9.6 PPG as well this season for YSU. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 73.9 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 31% from three, and 71.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the Youngstown State Penguins will win
- Green Bay has lost each of its last 14 games.
- Youngstown State has won five of its last six day games.
Green Bay Recap
The Green Bay Phoenix come into this game looking to rebound from an 89-67 loss to Robert Morris to fall to 2-17 on the year. After this game, Green Bay will take on IU Indy at home.
Phoenix Can’t Get Out Of Their Own Way
Marcus Hall is Green Bay’s only active double-digit scorer this season with 13.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, and 2.4 APG while Jeremiah Johnson has 8.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG this season. Preston Ruedinger has 7.4 PPG with 3.5 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 68.6 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 33.2% from behind the arc and 78.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Green Bay Phoenix will win
- Green Bay has won each of its last three day games at Resch Center following a home loss.
- Youngstown State has lost three of its last four games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the last eight games between Youngstown State and Green Bay at Resch Center has produced a total of 149+ points.
- Each of Youngstown State’s last eight games at Resch Center has produced a total of 149+ points.
Youngstown State vs. Green Bay Prediction
I’m with Youngstown State here. I just don’t trust Green Bay as far as I can throw them, as this is a bad team with a horrible coach as Doug Gottlieb is a television personality with a podcast that shouldn’t be a head coach at the high school level let alone the D-I level. It’s been a massive fall off for Green Bay considering what Sundance Wicks did for this team before heading to Wyoming. Green Bay’s been getting blown out left and right regardless of the opposition on the other side, so I’ll side with Youngstown State to continue that run with a convincing win here. Give me the Penguins laying the points.
Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Youngstown State -7.5
