Youngstown State Penguins vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (5-2) welcome the Youngstown State Penguins (5-3) at Convocation Center (OH) on Wednesday.

The Youngstown State Penguins faced Robert Morris and went home with a win by a final score of 71-57 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Penguins ended up with 17 while Robert Morris recorded 14 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Robert Morris shot 38.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 5 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Robert Morris grabbed 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Robert Morris recorded 16 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Youngstown State allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the field on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this game while forcing 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Penguins made 7 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Youngstown State finished having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 of 64) and knocked down 10 of their 28 3-point attempts.

D.J. Burns is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also pulled down 13 rebounds. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Youngstown State will play this contest with a win-loss record of 5-3 so far this year. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Youngstown State is pulling in 39.8 boards per contest and has totaled 109 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 155th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Penguins are hitting 32.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (68 of 208) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They average 76.4 points per contest (151st in Division 1) while shooting 43.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Penguins are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They give up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 170th in the country in opponents PPG (70.4). The Penguins defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (207 of 486) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 303rd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 117 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio Bobcats got the victory with a final of 74-73 against Delaware. In reference to rebounding, Ohio permitted Delaware to pull down 39 in total (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 19 and ended up going 11 out of 19 at the free throw line (57.9%). The Bobcats permitted Delaware to make 28 out of 69 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.6% for this game. Overall, the Bobcats walked away from this one shooting 30 for 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Ohio buried 4 of their 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 47.6%. Delaware was called for 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They also coughed up the ball 3 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Bobcats snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest.

Elmore James pitched in for the Bobcats for the matchup. He had 21 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Ohio has a win-loss mark of 5-2 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Bobcats are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which is ranked 89th in the country. Ohio has accumulated 567 points on the campaign (81.0 per contest) and they grab 35.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.1 times per game (255th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.4 times per contest. The Bobcats are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 67.8% from the free throw line.

The Ohio defense surrenders 30.0% on 3-point shots (48 of 160) and their opponents are knocking down 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.6 assists and 37.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 71st and 277th in D-1. The Bobcats are ranked 253rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (135th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Youngstown State

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