Youngstown State Penguins vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 3/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Youngstown State (+5)

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (18-15) will try to defeat the Youngstown State Penguins (24-9) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday. Youngstown State is 5-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 147.5.

The Youngstown State Penguins took the court against Northern Kentucky and ended up losing by a score of 75-63 in their last contest. Youngstown State ended having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (24 out of 53) and made 4 of their 21 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Penguins buried 11 of 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 assists in addition to forcing 2 turnovers, but didn't notch a steal. With respect to the defense, Youngstown State allowed the other team to shoot 37.3% from the field on 22 of 59 shooting. Northern Kentucky doled out 6 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In addition, Northern Kentucky pulled down 32 rebounds (16 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Northern Kentucky finished the game at 73.7% at the charity stripe by making 28 of their 38 attempts. They also made 3 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Penguins walked away with 26 while Northern Kentucky accounted for 18 fouls.

Adrian Nelson is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 17 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and collected 13 boards. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Youngstown State enters this game with a mark of 24-9 for the season. They have an average of 82.5 pts per game (6th in Division 1) while hitting 49.1% from the field. The Penguins are connecting on 36.8% on 3-pointers (263 of 715) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Youngstown State is pulling in 35.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 511 dimes on the season, which is 34th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Penguins have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are surrendering 34.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 258th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (72.6). The Penguins defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (903 of 1,994) and they relinquish 32.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 261st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 443 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took a loss by a final score of 61-47 when they faced Texas. The Cowboys were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this contest. They also turned it over 18 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. Texas earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 64.0%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma State converted 3 of 21 tries (14.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Cowboys finished the game shooting 14 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 26.9%. The Cowboys permitted Texas to knock down 19 of their 51 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.3% in this matchup. They finished shooting 35.0% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 20 and finished the game at 16 of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma State permitted Texas to grab 32 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Bryce Thompson ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys in this contest. He converted 5 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes for the contest.

Oklahoma State has a mark of 18-15 for the campaign. The Cowboys are committing 17.3 fouls per contest and they hit 69.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per contest (223rd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. Oklahoma State has 2,259 points for the campaign (68.5 per game) and they grab 36.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Cowboys are shooting 43.2% from the field, which ranks them 263rd in Division 1.

The Oklahoma State defense gives up 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (229 of 719) and their opponents are making 74.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.1 assists and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 129th and 155th in D-1. The Cowboys are ranked 64th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (16th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma State (-5)

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