UC San Diego vs. Youngstown State 11/19/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 11/18/2022 at 10:05 PM ET

The Youngstown State Penguins play the UC San Diego Tritons on Saturday at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. Youngstown State is 3-1 following its 96-68 victory over Grace Christian. Youngstown State opened the season with victories over Canisius and UT Martin before losing to Notre Dame by seven points followed by its rout of division III Grace Christian. 

Adrian Nelson is leading Youngstown State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 60.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while Dwayne Cohill is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 14.8 points and 5.0 assists per game. Youngstown State has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 89.8 points per game.

UC San Diego looks for its second consecutive victory when playing Youngstown State on Saturday. The Tritons are 1-2 following a 64-62 victory over the California Golden Bears on Tuesday. Bryce Pope was the leading scorer for UC San Diego with 19 points and sank a three-pointer with only 12 seconds remaining to help lead the Tritons to the win.

Bryce Pope is leading UC San Diego in scoring with an average of 19.7 points per game, while J’Raan Brooks is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.3 rebounds per game and Roddie Anderson III is the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 assists per game. UC-San Diego has only two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 63.3 points per game.

Youngstown State is off to a strong start at 3-1 and the Penguins are scoring an average of 89.8 points per game thanks to excellent shooting. Youngstown State is shooting 51.7% overall and 37.8% from 3-point territory. UC San Diego has struggled as the Tritons are scoring an average of only 63.3 points per game, while shooting only 42.1% overall and a below average 27.6% from three-point territory. Final Score Prediction, Youngstown State Penguins win and cover ATS 83-71.

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