Youngstown State Penguins vs Detroit Titans Prediction, 2/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Detroit Titans

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026

Location: Calihan Hall in Detroit, MI

TV: ESPN+

Calihan Hall is the site where the Detroit Titans (11-13) will take on the Youngstown State Penguins (13-13) on Sunday.

The Youngstown State Penguins stepped onto the hardwood against Oakland and earned the victory with a final of 86-82 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Penguins ended up walking away with 16 and Oakland totaled 15 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 25 shots from three-point range. Oakland shot 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 15 attempts. Furthermore, Oakland grabbed 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oakland earned 15 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. In regard to the defense, Youngstown State allowed the other team to shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in the game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Penguins converted 18 of their 18 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Youngstown State ended having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (28 out of 61) and knocked down 12 of their 35 shots from downtown.

Cam Polak is one player who was a major factor in the game. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played for 31 mins played and totaled 1 rebound. He walked away with 26 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Youngstown State steps onto the court with a mark of 13-13 on the campaign. They are averaging 79.8 points per game (106th in the nation) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Penguins are hitting 35.4% on shots from downtown (274 of 775) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Youngstown State is snagging 35.1 boards per game and has accumulated 387 assists on the year, which ranks 88th in college in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a team are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Penguins are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 111th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 313 conceded for the season. The Penguins are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.0% (670 of 1,490) and they relinquish 32.4 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 151st in college in points per game allowed (72.7).

In their last game, the Detroit Titans got the victory with a final of 77-74 against Wright State. The Titans pulled down 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. Wright State was called for 10 fouls for this game which got the Titans to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a clip of 88.9%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Detroit made 5 out of their 13 tries (38.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Titans went 32 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 52.5%. The Titans allowed Wright State to make 26 of their 64 attempts from the field which had them at 40.6% in this contest. They finished 28.0% from distance by shooting 7 out of 25 and finished the game at 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). When it comes to team rebounding, Detroit allowed Wright State to pull down 29 overall (11 offensive).

Orlando Lovejoy ended up having an impact for the Titans for this contest. He racked up 18 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 11-13 so far this year. The Titans are committing 19.6 fouls per game and they hit 75.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per contest (247th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. Detroit has totaled 1,856 pts on the campaign (77.3 per game) and they snag 38.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Titans are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which ranks them 263rd in Division 1.

The Detroit defense gives up 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (208 of 634) and opponents are converting on 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 15.9 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, which ranks them 324th and 214th in college. The Titans are ranked 312th in college in points given up per game with 78.9. They have forced 10.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (201st in Division 1).

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