Youngstown State Penguins vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (2-6) will go up against the Youngstown State Penguins (6-3) at University Arena (MI) on Saturday.

The Youngstown State Penguins faced off with Ohio and walked away with a win by a score of 78-72 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Penguins walked away with 17 and Ohio racked up 17 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. Ohio finished shooting 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 attempts. In addition, Ohio grabbed 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ohio doled out 10 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In reference to defending, Youngstown State allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Penguins made 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Youngstown State ended having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 of 61) and converted 7 out of their 25 three-point shots.

Brandon Rush is one player who was important for the game. He finished the contest at 43.8% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Youngstown State heads into this one with a mark of 6-3 on the campaign. They average 76.6 points per contest (143rd in the nation) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Penguins are hitting 32.2% from downtown (75 of 233) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Youngstown State is collecting 40.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 120 assists on the year, which ranks 161st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Penguins are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are surrendering 33.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 178th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.6). The Penguins are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.2% (232 of 550) and they concede 34.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 292nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 127 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Western Michigan Broncos took a loss by a score of 86-65 against Notre Dame. With respect to attacking the glass, Western Michigan permitted Notre Dame to get 32 in total (6 offensive). They shot 40.9% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 22 and ended up shooting 19 out of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). The Broncos allowed Notre Dame to make 29 of their 49 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 59.2% for this game. When the game finished, the Broncos went 26 for 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Western Michigan converted 5 of their 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.7%. Notre Dame was called for 16 fouls for the contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Broncos snagged 14 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in the game.

Titus Wright ended up being a factor for the Broncos for the contest. He accumulated 14 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He buried 7 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 70.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a record of 2-6 for the season. The Broncos are responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 60.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.3 times per contest (305th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.6 times per contest. Western Michigan has accumulated 517 points this year (64.6 per game) and they pull in 34.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Broncos are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 259th in the nation.

The Western Michigan defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (70 of 206) and their opponents are connecting on 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.9 dimes and 35.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 211th and 208th in Division 1. The Broncos on the defensive end are ranked 207th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.1. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (251st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Youngstown State

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