Youngstown State vs Cleveland State 1/9/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Cleveland State Vikings (9-3) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (9-6)
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Youngstown State Penguins +2 ; Over/Under: 142.5
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The Cleveland State Vikings and the Youngstown State Penguins meet Sunday in college basketball action from Beeghly Center. Cleveland State is 9-3 so far this year. The Vikings beat Robert Morris in their last game. As for Youngstown State, they’re 9-6 on the season and fresh off a loss to Fort Wayne. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Cleveland State lost their first two games of the year, then bounced back with wins over Edinboro, Canisius, Coppin State, Penn State-Behrend, Northern Kentucky and Wright State. Since then it’s been a 3-1 run with wins over Fort Wayne (twice) and Robert Morris.
In the Robert Morris matchup on Friday, the Vikings got into some trouble with a 37-35 deficit at halftime. Cleveland State scored 43 more points from there in a 78-77 win. Torrey Patton led the way on 18 points with four rebounds and three assists.
Over on the Youngstown State side, they went 7-3 over their first 10 games to open up the year. Since then it’s been a 2-3 run for the Penguins, though. They’ve fallen to West Virginia, Oakland and Fort Wayne in that time.
Matched up against Fort Wayne on Friday, the Penguins were outscored 30-27 in the first half and 41-34 from there in a 71-61 defeat. Luke Chicone led the team on 13 points, and Tevin Olison added 11 points with five rebounds.
The Penguins are 1-5 ATS in their last six at home and 5-2 ATS in their last seven Sunday games. The under is 8-2 in Youngstown State’s last 10 at home.
Meanwhile, the Vikings are 4-1 ATS in their last five Sunday games and 7-2 ATS in their last nine after an ATS loss. The over is 4-1 in Cleveland State’s last five overall.
PICK: I’m going to stay with Cleveland State here. The Vikings have been on a pretty nice scoring run lately, with 72 or more points in six of their last seven outings. Cleveland State was sluggish out of the gate against Robert Morris on Friday, but to their credit the Vikings got better in the second half. As for Youngstown State, I like them to play a little better here but I still don’t think they’ll cover.
