Cleveland State vs Youngstown State Picks and Prediction – 1/11/2025

The Cleveland State Vikings will be visiting Beeghly Center on Saturday, where they will take on the Youngstown State Penguins. Get the rest of our free college basketball picks here! The Vikings come into this weekend with an 11-6 record which places them second in the Horizon. Cleveland State is riding a seven game win streak, most recently defeating Robert Morris 80-69 on Wednesday. Dylan Arnett led the way with 16 points and 7 rebounds in this game, while Tevin Smith put up 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Vikings are scoring 74.4 points per game on 45.1% shooting from the field and 33.4% from three. 

The Youngstown State Penguins have an identical record of 11-6 which places them first in the Horizon. Youngstown State has won 9 of their last 10 games, most recently defeating Northern Kentucky 72-61. Juwan Maxey scored a team-high 19 points in this game, while Gabe Dynes added 11 points and 15 rebounds. The Penguins are scoring 74.6 points per game on 42.3% shooting from the field and 30.8% from three.

Youngstown State comes into this game winning 9 of their last 10 games, while Cleveland State looks to extend their win streak to eight games. These two teams match up extremely well with one another, expect this to be very close. Final score prediction, Penguins win but do not cover 73-72.