Wofford vs Youngstown State 3/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Youngstown State Penguins and the Wofford Terriers meet Friday in college basketball action in the Basketball Classic from Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Youngstown State is 19-14 overall and coming off a win over Morgan State. As for Wofford, they’re waiting at 19-13 after a first-round bye in the tournament. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Youngstown State was stuck around .500 for most of January, then hit a nice 8-1 stretch that lasted until February 19. The Penguins would then lose three straight to Wright State, Northern Kentucky and Robert Morris before the first-round tourney win over Morgan State. 

In the Wednesday matchup versus the Bears, the Penguins jumped out to a nice 40-25 lead by the break. Youngstown State was outscored 30-40 from there but still hung on for the 70-65 win. Dwayne Cohill was the top scorer with his 28 points and four rebounds.

Over on the Wofford side, they had a 1-3 stretch in early January and a 2-4 run in February but they’ve stayed pretty consistent this season otherwise. The Terriers had a three-game win streak going earlier this month before falling to Chattanooga in the conference tournament. 

In the March 6 game versus Chattanooga, the Terriers were down 20-38 after the first half. Wofford was outscored 36-41 from there in a 79-56 defeat. Leading the scoring was BJ Mack with 20 points and 10 rebounds. 

The Terriers are 1-5 ATS in their last six after an ATS loss and 0-4 ATS in their last four at home. Wofford is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 overall.
Meanwhile, the Penguins are 0-4 ATS in their last four after an ATS loss and 1-4 ATS in their last five road games. Youngstown State is 0-5 ATS in their last five overall.  

PICK: I’m going to take a stab on Wofford. The Terriers didn’t look all that great in their last game back on March 6, getting out-rebounded 20-32 and allowing the Mocs to shoot 58.3 percent from the field. That said, Wofford had a nice run going prior to that, with 68 or more points in five of six games. 

As for Youngstown State, they had a great first half against Morgan State in their last outing. Prior to that however, the Penguins had been giving up points at a hefty clip over a three-game span. If Wofford can get their offense going early in this one, I think they can keep the Penguins at bay.