College hoops betting interest focuses on the Youngstown State vs Wright State battle Thursday at Beeghly Center as the Penguins look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

This season, the Penguins are 14-13 overall and 11-12 ATS ATS, while the Raiders are 13-16 and 12-13-1 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Youngstown State boasts a 11-11-1 on the OU, and Wright State is 11-13-2.



View Wright State vs Youngstown State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Raiders listed as 5.5-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 191 (Penguins) and the No. 256 (Raiders) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 64-61 result in favor of the Penguins has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Youngstown State's No. 265-rated squad against Wright State's No. 342-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Youngstown State rates No. 10 in the country with 8.8 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 203 nationally with 5.9 per match.

Defensively, Wright State features the nation's No. 30-rated defense on the road, allowing 62.7 points per game. Youngstown State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 291 nationally in scoring at home.

Wright State was a 76-62 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against UMKC. They covered the 1-point spread as underdogs. Julius Mays went off for 25 points and added 2 rebounds, leading Wright State over UMKC, 76-62, on Saturday at Municipal Auditorium.

Last time out for Youngstown State, they were a 71-68 loser as they battled Austin Peay on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 2.5-point underdog. The Penguins endured a 71-68 loss at the hands of the Governors on Saturday, despite a 20-point effort from Kendrick Perry at Winfield Dunn Center.


Wright State Raiders Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland State are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Youngstown State Penguins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

A few Raiders at Penguins trends to consider:
Wright State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Youngstown State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wright State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Youngstown State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wright State's last 6 games on the road
Wright State is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Youngstown State's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Youngstown State's last 5 games when playing at home against Wright State
Youngstown State is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wright State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Youngstown State's last 5 games


Next up:
Wright State at Cleveland State, Saturday, February 25
Youngstown State home to Detroit, Saturday, February 25