Youngstown State Penguins vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Toledo Rockets (2-2) will try to defeat the Youngstown State Penguins (2-2) at Savage Arena on Wednesday.

The Youngstown State Penguins played St. Bonaventure and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-80 in their last game. Youngstown State ended the game having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (29 out of 59) and buried 10 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Penguins buried 12 of 18 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 23 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 dimes in this matchup as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defending, Youngstown State allowed their opponent to shoot 58.2% from the floor on 32 out of 55 shooting. St. Bonaventure doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, St. Bonaventure had 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. Bonaventure shot 70.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 20 attempts. They converted 6 out of their 13 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Penguins ended up with 18 and St. Bonaventure recorded 15 fouls.

Rich Rolf is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game at 55.6% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He totaled 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Youngstown State heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 2-2 on the season. They currently have an average of 86.0 points per outing (101st in Division 1) while hitting 47.0% from the floor. The Penguins are hitting 37.0% on three-point attempts (44 of 119) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Youngstown State is pulling down 33.5 boards per contest and has totaled 62 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 189th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Penguins are able to force 17.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They surrender 30.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 189th in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.0). The Penguins defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.0% (109 of 242) and they surrender 36.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 185th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 53 surrendered this year.

When they last played, the Toledo Rockets went home victorious with a score of 90-83 when they played Detroit. When it comes to team rebounding, Toledo permitted Detroit to grab 35 overall (13 offensive). They wrapped up this game 32.0% from three-point range via 8 out of 25 and ended up shooting 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Rockets permitted Detroit to knock down 32 of 71 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.1% for this contest. Overall, the Rockets went 31 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.5%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Toledo buried 7 of 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. Detroit committed 24 fouls in this matchup which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Rockets were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game.

Leroy Blyden Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets for the matchup. He made 7 out of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 39 mins of playing time and totaled 7 dimes in the matchup.

Toledo has a win-loss record of 2-2 on the season. The Rockets are committing 15.0 fouls per game and they shoot 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per contest (92nd in the country) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. Toledo has accumulated 318 pts for the season (79.5 per game) and they collect 32.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are shooting 48.9% from the floor, which ranks 85th in college.

The Toledo defense concedes 37.1% on 3-point shots (36 of 97) and opponents are knocking down 64.9% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 15.5 assists and 33.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 280th and 119th in college hoops. The Rockets on defense are ranked 269th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 78.8. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.6% from the field (353rd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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