The Youngstown State Penguins and the Green Bay Phoenix meet in college basketball action from the Resch Center on Sunday afternoon. Who comes out on top in Sunday’s Horizon League matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Youngstown State vs. Green Bay Prediction.
Youngstown State Team Preview
The Youngstown State Penguins come into this one looking to build on an 84-80 OT win over Milwaukee last time out. Ziggy Reid leads the Penguins in scoring with 14.9 PPG with 5 RPG while Brandon Rush has 11.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG. Brett Thompson has 12.7 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Penguins in assists while DJ Burns has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 10.4 RPG to round out Youngstown State’s group of double-digit scorers up to this point in the year, leading the Penguins on the glass by averaging a double-double per game. Bryson Langdon also has 8.2 PPG with 3.7 APG as well. As a team, Youngstown State is averaging 82.3 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 77.6% from the foul line this season.
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Green Bay Team Preview
The Green Bay Phoenix come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after an 85-59 loss to PFW last time out. Noah Reynolds leads the Phoenix in scoring and assists with 19.7 PPG with 4.4 APG as well as 3.7 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Green Bay so far this season. Elijah Jones also has 8.1 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Phoenix on the glass so far this season. As a team, Green Bay is averaging 68.9 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Youngstown State vs. Green Bay Prediction
I’m on Youngstown State here. I know Green Bay needs this win more, but the Phoenix haven’t looked good in their last couple of games and it almost feels like this team is running out of steam. The Penguins have been pretty good in Horizon League play for the better part of the last couple of years and I think they get the job done in this game. The Penguins have revenge on the mind and I think they’re favored by this many on the road for a reason. Give me Youngstown State here.
