Robert Morris vs Youngstown State 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Youngstown State Penguins and the Robert Morris Colonials meet in Horizon League college basketball action from the UPMC Events Center on Wednesday night.

The Youngstown State Penguins come into this game looking to bounce back from an 87-72 road loss to Oakland last time out. Michael Akuchie leads the Penguins in scoring and rebounding with 13.6 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Tevin Olison has 11.8 PPG and Garrett Covington has 10.3 PPG and 5.3 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Youngstown State this season. Dwayne Cohill has 9.7 PPG and Shemar Rathan-Mayes has 8.1 PPG while Luke Chicone has a team-high 2.9 APG this season. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 74.2 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three and 74.4% from the foul line while allowing 67.8 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field and 36.6% from three this season.

The Robert Morris Colonials will also try to rebound from their own loss to Oakland, with Robert Morris falling 79-61 last time out. Rasheem Dunn leads the Colonials in scoring and assists with 12.5 PPG and 4.2 APG while Kahliel Spear has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Colonials on the glass and Kam Farris has 11.3 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for the Colonials so far this season. Justin Winston has 9.5 PPG as well this season for Robert Morris. As a team, Robert Morris is averaging 70 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 74.1% from the foul line while allowing 78.8 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field and 37.7% from three this season.

Youngstown State is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games against a team with a home winning percentage below .400 while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Robert Morris is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home gams and 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 home games.

I get the way this line looks, someone is worried that someone knows something with the line being this low with Youngstown State just being the better team. However, I think this is just an oversight by the bookmakers as this line’s a gift. Robert Morris has disappointed all year long and being at home hasn’t really mattered for the Colonials. I think Youngstown State comes in and gets the job done, so I’ll lay the bucket with the Penguins here.