Oakland vs Youngstown State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/2/21

The Youngstown State Penguins and Oakland Golden Grizzlies meet Tuesday in the college basketball Horizon League Quarterfinal at the Athletics Center O’rena.

The Youngstown State Penguins look for a win after winning seven of their last eight games. The Youngstown State Penguins are averaging 74.1 points on 42.4 percent shooting and allowing 72.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Naz Bohannon is averaging 16.6 points and eight rebounds while Darius Quisenberry is averaging 14.6 points and 2.9 assists. Garrett Covington is the third double-digit scorer and Shemar Rathan-Mayes is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Youngstown State Penguins are shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.3 percent from the free throw line. The Youngstown State Penguins are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are averaging 74.6 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 82 points on 47.8 percent shooting. Jalen Moore is averaging 17.8 points and four rebounds while Rashad Williams is averaging 13.1 points and 1.5 rebounds. Daniel Oladapo is the third double-digit scorer and Trey Townsend is grabbing 5.9 rebounds. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are allowing 38.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game.

The Penguins are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 Tuesday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win. The Golden Grizzlies are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss. The under is 4-0 in Penguins last 4 overall. The over is 21-6 in Golden Grizzlies last 27 overall. The underdog is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies have won both meetings this season against Youngstown State, but it’s the Penguins who are playing the better basketball entering this contest. Youngstown State is winning its last five games by an average of 7.4 points. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies have issues on the defensive side and they only win by an average of 1.3 points in the favorite role. Give me points.