IUPUI vs Youngstown State 2/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Youngstown State Penguins (12-10) vs. IUPUI Jaguars (1-17)
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: IUPUI Jaguars +13 / Youngstown State Penguins -13; Over/Under: +123
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The Youngstown State Penguins and the IUPUI Jaguars meet in college basketball action from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Thursday night.
The Youngstown State Penguins will be looking to build on back-to-back wins after an 86-72 win over Milwaukee in their last game. Michael Akuchie leads the Penguins in scoring and rebounding with 13.7 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Tevin Olison has 12.1 PPG and Dwayne Cohill has 12.2 PPG and 4.2 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Youngstown State this season. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 73 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three and 75.2% from the foul line while allowing 69.1 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field and 35.2% from three this season.
The IUPUI Jaguars will look to build on a 75-59 win over subdivision East West in their last game. B.J. Maxwell leads the Jaguars in scoring and rebounding with 10.9 PPG and 4.8 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for IUPUI this season As a team, IUPUI is averaging 51.9 PPG on 37.4% shooting from the field, 27.7% from three and 66.8% from the foul line while allowing 67.1 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field and 35.8% from three this season.
Youngstown State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a home winning percentage below .400 while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 Thursday games. IUPUI is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS loss while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home.
I get the case to be made for the Penguins in this spot, as Youngstown State’s the better and more trustworthy team in my opinion. However, the Penguins have also stumbled in recent games and even against IUPUI the thought of laying this many points on the road gives me a stomach ache. Instead, I’m going to side with the under. IUPUI’s been atrocious offensively as of late, and even if Youngstown State were to somehow break this one open a bit, I don’t see the Penguins doing enough single-handedly to get us over the number. Give me the under here.
