Youngstown State vs Detroit Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/29/23
Detroit Titans (8-14) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (16-6)
January 29, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Youngstown State Penguins -8 / Detroit Titans +8; Over/Under: +161.5
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The Detroit Mercy Titans and Youngstown State Penguins meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Beeghly Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Detroit Mercy Titans Betting Preview
The Detroit Mercy Titans are averaging 75.9 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 77.2 points on 46.5 percent shooting. Antoine Davis is averaging 26.5 points and 3.4 assists, while Gerald Liddell is averaging 16.5 points and 10.4 rebounds. Jayden Stone is the third double-digit scorer and Damezi Anderson is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Detroit Mercy Titans are shooting 38.9 percent from beyond the arc and 75.4 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Mercy Titans are allowing 37.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.2 rebounds per game.
The Youngstown State Penguins Betting Preview
The Youngstown State Penguins are averaging 84.1 points on 49.8 percent shooting and allowing 73.1 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Dwayne Cohill is averaging 17.5 points and 3.4 rebounds, while Malek Green is averaging 14.4 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Rush is the third double-digit scorer and Adrian Nelson is grabbing 9.1 rebounds. The Youngstown State Penguins are shooting 39.3 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Youngstown State Penguins are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
Detroit vs Youngstown Trends
The Titans are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Penguins are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Sunday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 7-1 in Titans last 8 overall. The over is 20-7 in Penguins last 27 overall. The road team is 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Detroit Titans are a below average team that can’t be trusted against above average teams. The Youngstown State Penguins are a solid club that wins at home by an average of 16.6 points while shooting nearly 50 percent from the field. Youngstown State is 13-7 ATS. I’ll lay the chalk with the home team.
