Cleveland State vs Youngstown State Prediction 2/16/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Youngstown State Penguins and the Cleveland State Vikings meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Wolstein Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State prediction.

Youngstown State Recap

The Youngstown State Penguins come into this game looking to build on their 93-71 win over PFW last time out to improve to 17-10 on the year. After this game, Youngstown State will head home to take on Milwaukee.

Penguins Win Three In A Row

EJ Farmer leads the Penguins in scoring with 15.3 PPG and 4.2 RPG while Nico Galette has 12.1 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG and 3 APG, leading the Penguins in rebounding and assists. Juwan Maxey has 9.3 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 9.8 PPG with 5 RPG and Jason Nelson has 8.2 PPG with 2.6 APG as well this season for Youngstown State. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 77.4 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three, and 73.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Youngstown State Penguins will win

• Youngstown State has won each of its last four road day games against the Horizon League.

Cleveland State Recap

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this game looking to bounce back from a 68-59 loss to Robert Morris last time out to sit at 18-8 on the year. After this game, Cleveland State will head on the road for a game against Detroit.

Vikings Looking For Some Consistency

Tevin Smith leads the Vikings in scoring with 14 PPG along with 4.6 RPG while Tahj Staveskie has 12.2 PPG and Dylan Arnett added 11.3 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Vikings in rebounding and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Cleveland State up to this point in the year. Je’Shawn Stevenson has 9.2 PPG, Chase Robinson added 8.3 PPG, and Ebrima Dibba has a team-high 4 APG to lead the Vikings in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 73.8 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 33.4% from behind the three-point line, and 71.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cleveland State Vikings will win

• Cleveland State has won each of its last 19 day games against the Horizon League at Wolstein Center.
• Youngstown State has lost each of its last eight games at Wolstein Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the last eight day games between Youngstown State and Cleveland State has produced a total of 152+ points.
• Each of Youngstown State’s last seven day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Wolstein Center has produced a total of 154+ points.

Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State Prediction

I’m on Youngstown State and the points in this game. This is going to be a great game, but I think that it’s a game where it could come down to which team gets the final shot. Cleveland State’s losses haven’t necessarily been bad losses as of late, but the Penguins are still one of the better Horizon League teams in my opinion and this for me just feels like it has a close game written all over it. Give me Youngstown State and the points in this one.