Youngstown State Penguins vs UNC Greensboro Spartans Prediction, 11/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs UNC Greensboro Spartans

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: John Hurst Adams Gymnasium in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

John Hurst Adams Gymnasium is where the UNC Greensboro Spartans (0-4) will play the Youngstown State Penguins (2-3) on Sunday.

The Youngstown State Penguins took the court against Toledo and went home with a loss by a final score of 92-75 in their last contest. Youngstown State ended with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 57) and buried 11 out of their 29 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Penguins converted 8 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 25 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 assists in this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing defense, Youngstown State allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the floor on 32 out of 59 shooting. Toledo earned 18 assists and had 10 steals for the game. Moreover, Toledo snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Toledo went 84.6% at the free throw line by making 22 of their 26 tries. They knocked down 6 out of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Penguins ended up finishing with 23 and Toledo finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Bryson Dawkins is one player who came through in this matchup. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 28 mins played and also collected 5 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Youngstown State heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-3 for the season. They are averaging 83.8 points per game (121st in Division 1) while connecting on 47.4% from the floor. The Penguins are connecting on 37.2% on shots from distance (55 of 148) and 76.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Youngstown State is collecting 32.4 rebounds per game and has 77 dimes so far this year, which is 121st in college in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Penguins are able to force 16.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 264th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 71 surrendered for the campaign. The Penguins are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.8% (141 of 301) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 31.8% on 3-point shots while they are 246th in college in points per game from their opponents (76.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the UNC Greensboro Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 69-63 when they faced Austin Peay. The Spartans pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 32 for this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. Austin Peay had 22 fouls for this game which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to bury 15 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. Concerning three-point shots, UNC Greensboro made 6 of their 24 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the Spartans shot 21 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.9%. The Spartans allowed Austin Peay to make 26 of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 40.0% in the game. They finished 28.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 25 and finished the contest at 10 out of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing how they rebounded, UNC Greensboro permitted Austin Peay to get 40 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Justin Neely was important for the Spartans in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and added 14 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the game.

UNC Greensboro has a mark of 0-4 for the campaign. The Spartans commit 18.8 fouls per game and they go 61.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per contest (274th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. UNC Greensboro has totaled 281 pts so far this year (70.3 per game) and they grab 34.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Spartans are hitting on 39.6% from the field, which has them ranked 339th in college hoops.

The Spartans are ranked 359th in the country in PPG given up with 91.0. They are forcing their opponents into 9.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (297th in college hoops). The UNC Greensboro defense allows 40.7% from downtown (48 of 118) and opponents are connecting on 67.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 17.0 assists and 43.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 338th and 356th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNC Greensboro

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