Green Bay Phoenix vs Youngstown State Penguins Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Youngstown State Penguins

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Beeghly Center in Youngstown, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Green Bay Phoenix (11-8) are headed to Beeghly Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Youngstown State Penguins (9-11).

The Green Bay Phoenix played Oakland and ended up losing by a score of 88-63 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Phoenix ended up walking away with 17 and Oakland recorded 10 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 15 attempts from long range. Oakland ended up shooting 61.5% from the charity stripe by making 16 of 26 tries. On top of that, Oakland collected 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oakland dished out 16 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In regard to defense, Green Bay allowed 54.1% from the floor on 33 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 20 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Phoenix converted 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Green Bay finished the contest having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (23 of 54) and knocked down 5 out of their 24 3-pointers.

Ramel Bethea is one guy who came through in this game. He ended up finishing with 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 22 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He shot 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Green Bay comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 11-8 so far this year. They have an average of 74.6 pts per contest (235th in the country) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Phoenix are hitting 35.6% on three-point shots (138 of 388) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Green Bay is grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game and has 254 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 226th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Phoenix are able to force 9.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are 304th in the nation in giving up assists with 284 relinquished so far this year. The Phoenix defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (486 of 1,068) and they relinquish 31.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 215th in college in points per game from their opponents (74.6).

The last time they took the court, the Youngstown State Penguins went home defeated by a final of 80-78 when they played Cleveland State. When discussing team rebounding, Youngstown State permitted Cleveland State to get 24 in all (2 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from three-point range via 10 of 20 and ended up shooting 30 of 39 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Penguins permitted Cleveland State to convert 20 of their 39 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.3% for the matchup. In all, the Penguins went 28 out of 73 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.4%. In reference to shooting from distance, Youngstown State knocked down 8 out of 43 tries (18.6%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Cleveland State earned 16 fouls for the contest which got the Penguins to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Penguins pulled down 16 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup.

Cris Carroll ended up being a major contributor for the Penguins for this game. He tallied 21 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest. He converted 8 out of 18 in this contest giving him a rate of 44.4%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

Youngstown State has a win-loss mark of 9-11 so far this season. As an offense, the Penguins are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks 154th in Division 1. Youngstown State has earned 1,595 pts on the year (79.8 per contest) and they snag 36.2 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.5 times per contest (169th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.9 times per game. The Penguins are responsible for committing 18.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Penguins on defense are ranked 155th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 72.7. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (210th in college). The Youngstown State defense concedes 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (118 of 347) and opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.9 dimes and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 66th and 149th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Youngstown State

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