IPFW vs Youngstown State 1/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Youngstown State Penguins (10-9) vs. PFW Mastodons (10-8)
January 23, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: PFW Mastodons -3.5 / Youngstown State Penguins +3.5; Over/Under: -140.5
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The Youngstown State Penguins and the Fort Wayne Mastodons meet in college basketball action from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
The Youngstown State Penguins will look to bounce back from a 64-61 loss to Cleveland State last time out. Michael Akuchie leads the Penguins in scoring and rebounding with 13.3 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Tevin Olison has 12.5 PPG and Dwayne Cohill has 11.7 PPG and 4.3 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Youngstown State this season. Shemar Rathan-Mayes has 8.8 PPG while Luke Chicone has a team-high 2.7 APG this season. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 73 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 75.6% from the foul line while allowing 69.3 PPG on 42% shooting from the field and 34.8% from three this season.
The Fort Wayne Mastodons will look to build on their 88-62 win over Robert Morris last time out. Jarred Godfrey leads the Mastodons in scoring and assists with 16.4 PPG along with 4.1 APG while Jalon Pipkins has 12.7 PPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for IPFW as their top rebounder. Ra Kpedi leads the Mastodons on the glass with 9.1 PPG and a team-high 6.7 RPG while Deonte Billups also has 9.1 PPG for IPFW this season. As a team, IPFW is averaging 74.4 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 78.5% from the foul line while allowing 70.4 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field and 34.2% from three this season.
Youngstown State is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-1-1 in their last 7 road games against a team with a winning home record. Fort Wayne is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall while the over is 19-6-1 in their last 26 Sunday games.
I get why the Mastodons are favored at home in this one, but realistically, This looks to be a tight game as both teams are pretty much even statistically on offense and defense, and not only that, the Penguins are out for revenge after IPFW upset Youngstown State in their own building just over a week ago. I’ll take my chances with Youngstown State and the points here.
