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Detroit vs Youngstown State 1/12/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Youngstown State Penguins (12-5) vs. Detroit Titans (6-11)
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Titans +1.5 / Youngstown State Penguins -1.5; Over/Under: +158.5
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The Youngstown State Penguins and Detroit Mercy Titans meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Calihan Hall. The Youngstown State Penguins look for their 13th win. The Detroit Mercy Titans look for their seventh win. 

The Youngstown State Penguins are averaging 84.9 points on 49.9 percent shooting and allowing 72.4 points on 46.2 percent shooting. Dwayne Cohill is averaging 18.1 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Malek Green is averaging 14.1 points and 6.9 rebounds. Brandon Rush is the third double-digit scorer and Adrian Nelson is grabbing 9.2 rebounds. The Youngstown State Penguins are shooting 39.5 percent from beyond the arc and 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The Youngstown State Penguins are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.5 rebounds per game.

The Detroit Mercy Titans are averaging 74.8 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 76.6 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Antoine Davis is averaging 25 points and 3.1 assists, while Gerald Liddell is averaging 16.8 points and 12.8 rebounds. Jayden Stone is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Phillips is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Detroit Mercy Titans are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Mercy Titans are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.

The Penguins are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Titans are 16-4-1 ATS in their last 21 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The over is 12-4 in Penguins last 16 overall. The over is 5-2 in Titans last 7 overall. The road team is 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

The Detroit Mercy Titans will have a shot with this game at home, but the truth is they don’t shoot the ball well enough overall to hang with above average teams. The Youngstown State Penguins have been the better team across the board, shown they can win on the road, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 11.2 points. I’ll lay the small chalk.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Youngstown State Penguins -1.5

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