The Youngstown State Penguins and the Robert Morris Colonials meet Tuesday in college basketball action from UPMC Events Center. Youngstown State is 22-7 overall this year. The Penguins beat Green Bay in their last game. As for Robert Morris, they’re sitting at 14-15 after a Saturday win over Milwaukee. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Youngstown State Penguins
Youngstown State hit a 16-6 run to open the season. The Penguins have since won six of their last seven, taking out Detroit, Wright State, Northern Kentucky, Fort Wayne, Milwaukee and Green Bay in that time . The lone loss came versus Cleveland State.
In the Green Bay matchup on Saturday, the Penguins were ahead 46-39 going into the break. Youngstown State rolled to a 49-26 advantage in the second and won 95-65. Both Malek Green and Bryce McBride led the team on 17 points each.
Robert Morris Colonials
Over on the Robert Morris side, they kicked off the year with a 10-12 performance. The Colonials have gone 4-3 in their last seven with wins over Oakland, Fort Wayne, Green Bay and Milwaukee alongside losses to Wright State, Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky.
Matched up against Milwaukee on Saturday, the Colonials took a 42-31 lead into the locker room. Robert Morris kept it up with a 38-29 second-half run and won it 80-60. Jackson Last and Josh Corbin each scored a team-high 16 points in the victory.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll stay with Youngstown State in this one. the Penguins are a nice 7-1 over their last eight games, with the lone blemish being a three-point loss to Cleveland State. Youngstown State is scoring well with 73 or more points in 14 straight games. Back on January 5 at Beeghly Center when these teams last met up, Youngstown State didn’t have a ton of issues in a 78-56 blowout win. The Penguins may have to scramble a bit to repeat those fortunes in the road rematch but I think they’re more than capable of pulling it off.