The Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Youngstown State Penguins meet in college basketball action from the Beeghly Center on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Youngstown State is listed as a 10-point favorite with a ML price of -500. The total for this game is set at 154.5 points.
Injuries
Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.
Matchup History
Youngstown State’s 85-69 win over Oakland back on January 14th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Penguins in this matchup.
Trends
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 9-25 ATS in their last 34 games overall while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win. Youngstown State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS loss while the over is 20-6 in their last 26 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing Oakland here. I love me some Youngstown State, as they were my preseason pick to win the Horizon League. However, I think this is just too many points to give up to an Oakland team that’s playing some of their best basketball of the season right now. I see Youngstown State winning, but I think Oakland covers. Give me the Golden Grizzlies and the points here.