Youngstown State Penguins vs Grand Canyon Lopes Prediction, 11/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Grand Canyon Lopes

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Youngstown State Penguins (0-1) are headed to Global Credit Union Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Grand Canyon Lopes (1-0).

The Youngstown State Penguins played Pittsburgh and took a loss by a score of 74-59 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Penguins ended up with 20 and Pittsburgh finished the game with 14 fouls. They also made 6 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. Pittsburgh walked away from this one shooting 81.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 27 tries. On top of that, Pittsburgh had 42 rebounds (15 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh earned 11 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Youngstown State let their opponent shoot 43.4% from the field on 23 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 21 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Penguins made 5 of 9 tries for a percentage of 55.6%. Youngstown State finished the contest with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and made 10 out of their 33 three-point attempts.

Cris Carroll is one player who came through in the game. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 26 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 58.3% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Youngstown State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 0-1 this season. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a team are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Youngstown State is pulling down 24.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 7 assists this year, which is 338th in college in terms of passing. The Penguins are shooting 30.3% from downtown (10 of 33) and 55.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 59.0 points per outing (318th in D-1) on 39.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Penguins are able to force 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.0 fouls. They are giving up 35.3% from beyond the arc while they are 214th in D-1 in opponents points per game (74.0). The Penguins are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.4% (23 of 53) and they relinquish 46.0 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 158th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 11 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grand Canyon Lopes went home victorious with a score of 90-71 when they faced IPFW. When talking about team rebounding, Grand Canyon permitted IPFW to get 21 in total (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 26.7% from downtown by shooting 8 of 30 and ended up going 9 of 10 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Lopes allowed IPFW to bury 27 out of their 64 attempts from the field which had them at 42.2% in this game. Overall, the Lopes went 32 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.1%. When talking about shots from downtown, Grand Canyon converted 11 of their 24 tries (45.8%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. IPFW committed 16 personal fouls in this game which took the Lopes to the free throw line for 20 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Lopes snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this matchup.

Nana Owusu-Anane ended up being important for the Lopes for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and earned 9 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists for the contest.

Grand Canyon has a record of 1-0 so far this year. The Lopes have committed 16.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per game (61st in college hoops) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. Grand Canyon has totaled 90 pts for the campaign and they average 39.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Lopes are hitting on 56.1% from the field, which is 30th in the country.

The Lopes on defense are ranked 195th in college in points allowed per contest with 71.0. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (202nd in the nation). The Grand Canyon defense gives up 26.7% on shots from 3-point land (8 of 30) and their opponents are making 90.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.0 assists and 27.0 boards per game, which is 246th and 76th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Grand Canyon

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