Youngstown State Penguins vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACC Extra

Petersen Events Center is the location where the Pittsburgh Panthers (17-15 last year) will attempt to defeat the Youngstown State Penguins (21-13 last season) on Monday.

The Youngstown State Penguins played Robert Morris and took a loss by a score of 89-78 in their last game. Youngstown State finished the game having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (27 of 63) and converted 11 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Penguins made 13 of 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 17 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Youngstown State allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the floor on 29 out of 62 shooting. Robert Morris doled out 23 dimes and had 2 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Robert Morris snagged 4 rebounds (14 offensive, -10 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Robert Morris ended up going 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of 28 attempts. They made 11 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Penguins finished with 21 while Robert Morris recorded 16 personal fouls.

Juwan Maxey is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He finished the game shooting 53.3% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He played for 34 mins and pulled down 1 rebound. He finished with 23 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Youngstown State comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 21-13 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a team committed 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Youngstown State snagged 36.5 rebounds per contest and accumulated 469 assists last season, which was 135th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Penguins connected on 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (299 of 934) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They had an average of 76.4 points per outing (106th in college hoops) while hitting 43.6% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Penguins were able to force their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 18.4 fouls. They conceded 33.1% on shots from downtown and they were 181st in college hoops in opponents points per game (71.9). The Penguins allowed a shooting percentage of 42.5% (862 of 2,028) and they relinquished 35.7 boards per game as a squad. They were 225th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 451 relinquished last season.

When they last played, the Pittsburgh Panthers took a loss by a final score of 55-54 when they played Notre Dame. The Panthers were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. Notre Dame was called for 12 fouls in this game which got the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of those for a clip of 88.9%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Pittsburgh buried 4 of their 22 attempts (18.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Panthers ended up going 21 for 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2%. The Panthers allowed Notre Dame to knock down 21 of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6% for the contest. They finished 20.0% from distance by shooting 4 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 10 from the free throw line (90.0%). When talking about rebounding, Pittsburgh permitted Notre Dame to get 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Jaland Lowe pitched in for the Panthers in this matchup. He accumulated 17 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Pittsburgh had a mark of 17-15 last season. As an offense, the Panthers shot 45.1% from the field, which ranked them 155th in Division 1. Pittsburgh accounted for 2,428 pts throughout last season (75.9 per contest) and they snagged 33.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.4 times per contest (198th in D-1) and they coughed up possession 10.0 times per contest. The Panthers committed 16.4 fouls per contest while shooting 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Pittsburgh defense conceded 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (258 of 744) and opponents converted on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 13.0 dimes and 34.0 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 173rd and 159th in college. The Panthers defensively were ranked 143rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.8. They forced 12.3 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (186th in D-1).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Youngstown State

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