Cleveland State vs Youngstown State 1/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Youngstown State Penguins (10-8) vs. Cleveland State Vikings (11-4)
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland State Vikings -7.5 ; Over/Under: 143.5
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The Youngstown State Penguins and the Cleveland State Vikings meet Friday in college basketball action from Wolstein Center. Youngstown State is sitting at 10-8 so far this year. The Penguins beat Wright State in their last game. As for Cleveland State, they’re currently 11-4 and took out Detroit Mercy last weekend. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Youngstown State began their season at 9-5 through 14 games, taking losses to Penn State, SIUE, Niagara, West Virginia and Oakland along the way. After losses to Fort Wayne, Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky, the Penguins managed a win over Wright State.
In the Wright State game Saturday, Youngstown State was down 46-40 at the break. The Penguins stormed back on a 50-41 run from there for the 90-87 comeback win. Leading the way was Dwayne Cohill with 25 points and four rebounds.
Over on the Vikings’ side, they opened with a pair of losses this year but have been on a nice 11-2 run since then. The losses in that time were to Oklahoma State (OT) and Oakland. In their last game the Vikings took out Detroit Mercy in a thriller.
Matched up against Detroit, the Vikings went into the break with a one-point deficit. Cleveland State posted 41 points from there in a 72-70 win. D’Moi Hodge topped the team with 16 points, three rebounds, one assist and a steal in the victory.
Cleveland State is 0-4 ATS in the last four Friday games and 14-5 ATS in their last 19 after an ATS loss. The Vikings are 0-4 ATS in the last four at home.
Meanwhile, the Penguins are 1-4 ATS in their last five after a straight-up win and 2-5 ATS in the last seven overall. Youngstown State is 5-2 ATS in the last seven road games.
PICK: I’m going to try Youngstown State in this one. The Penguins are just 1-3 over their last four games, but they’ve been fairly competitive in that time. Youngstown State has a one-point loss and an overtime loss mixed in there, so things have been close. As for Cleveland State, they’ve been playing it very tight lately as well, with a one-point win, a two-point win and an OT win in their last three victories. This matchup should be close also; I like the Penguins to power out a cover.
