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Wright St. Raiders vs Youngstown St. Penguins Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Beeghly Center — Youngstown, OH

Article updated Feb 2, 2:16 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Wright St. is on the road playing Youngstown St. at the Beeghly Physical Education Center stadium on Thursday, 2/2/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Youngstown St. is the betting favorite

Game outlook

Wright St. is on the road playing Youngstown St. at the Beeghly Physical Education Center stadium on Thursday, 2/2/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Youngstown St. is the betting favorite opening at -7 and the current line is Youngstown St. -6.75.

The Wright State Raiders and Youngstown State Penguins will play inside the Beeghly Center on Thursday evening. So far, the Raiders are 13-10 (6-6) and are on a two-game winning streak after beating the Green Bay Phoenix 77-46 on Saturday. Currently, the Penguins are 17-6 (9-3) and are riding a two-game winning streak after defeating the Detroit Mercy Titans 73-63 at home on Sunday. A road win of 88-77 was earned by the Penguins against these two teams on December 4.

It's all about dominating for the Raiders

With a 77-46 victory at home against the Green Bay Phoenix, the Wright State Raiders are playing well. Green Bay was outscored 41-16 in the first half by the Jets. Their shooting percentages were 30-of-54 (55.6 percent) overall, 3-of-14 (21.4 percent) from three, and 18 free throws. In 27 minutes, Trey Calvin scored 18 points, grabbed three rebounds, assisted one, and turned the ball over three times for the team. In terms of defense, they were dominant, allowing 29.6 percent from the field and 26.9 percent from three-point range. Four steals and three blocks were recorded by Wright State during the game.

This season, Youngstown State will be cruising

NCAAB · Wright St. Raiders at Youngstown St. Penguins

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As a result of its strong win over the Detroit Mercy Titans, the Youngstown State Penguins are coming off a 73-63 home win. With 45 percent shooting throughout the game, 55 percent from beyond the arc, and 10 free throws, they did very well shooting the ball. During 38 minutes of play, senior guard Dwayne Cohill scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds, assisted five times, blocked one shot, stole one and gave up two turnovers. The Titans held their own on defense as they shot 39 percent from the floor, 29.6 percent from three, and 12 free throws. Seven steals and four blocks were recorded by the Penguins during the game.

When looking at KenPom's adjusted efficiency margin this season, the Raiders are 220th in the country with a -3.47 rating, while the Penguins are 121st with a +4.04 rating. In Youngstown State's game against Wright State, grabbing offensive rebounds is crucial as they average 8.5 offensive rebounds per game. This game is a good bet to cover the spread for the Youngstown State Penguins.

Raiders vs Penguins Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Penguins to win tonight's game by 20 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts Penguins to cover the 7 point spread and the total to go over 158.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Wright St. 73 to Youngstown St. 93

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Wright St. Raiders and Youngstown St. Penguins, plus recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be WRIGH 71.5, YOUNG 85.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Youngstown St. will win straight-up is 75%.

57% of SportsJaw players predict Youngstown St. Penguins to cover.

OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.

65% picked Youngstown St. Penguins on Covers.com

Wright St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 220, Wright St. is ranked #26 in offense (scoring an average of 80.00 per game), #288 in defense (allowing an average of 73.30 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-10 (10-10-1 ATS) this season.

Youngstown St. Highlights

Youngstown St. Penguins has a power ranking of 55 and are #6 for offense (scoring an average of 84.14 per game), #282 for defense (giving up an average of 73.14 points per game) and 17-6 (14-7 ATS) overall. Wright St. went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Youngstown St..

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SportsJaw Raiders vs Penguins archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Raiders vs Penguins matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Wright St. Raiders+315 → +190Moved
  • Moneyline · Youngstown St. Penguins-345 → -225Moved
  • Spread · Wright St. Raiders+7 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Youngstown St. Penguins-7 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over158.5 (-110) → 158 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under158.5 (-110) → 158 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Wright St. Raiders
23-11 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Youngstown St. Penguins
15-17 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-02-02T07:16:59.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Wright St. Raiders and Youngstown St. Penguins, plus recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-12-04Youngstown St. Penguins 88 · Wright St. Raiders 77
  • 2022-02-24Youngstown St. Penguins 71 · Wright St. Raiders 84
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Youngstown St. Penguins defeated Wright St. Raiders 91-89

Youngstown St. Penguins defeated Wright St. Raiders 91-89 on February 2, 2023, a 2-point decision in the series. Youngstown St. Penguins' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 32-29. Against SportsJaw's recorded Wright St. Raiders +5.5 (-110) spread, Wright St. Raiders covered, while the 180 combined points finished over the recorded total of 158.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Wright St. Raiders +5.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 157.25 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Wright St. Raiders +5.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Youngstown St. Penguins -5.5 (-110)Loss
  • 3489598413Spread · Youngstown St. Penguins -5.5 (-110)Loss