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Utah Tech vs Youngstown St. Penguins Predictions November 17, 2023

Game time: November 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM ET

Venue: Beeghly Center — Youngstown, OH

Article updated Nov 17, 5:35 PM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Utah Tech are on the road playing the Youngstown St. Penguins at the Beeghly Physical Education Center stadium on Friday, 11/17/2023 @ 6:30pm EST. Youngstown St. is the

Game outlook

The Utah Tech are on the road playing the Youngstown St. Penguins at the Beeghly Physical Education Center stadium on Friday, 11/17/2023 @ 6:30pm EST. Youngstown St. is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Youngstown St. -5.5.

Trailblazers vs Penguins Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Penguins to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Utah Tech to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go under 153 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Utah Tech 73 to Youngstown St. 75

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Utah Tech and Youngstown St. Penguins, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

54% of SportsJaw users predict Utah Tech to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Youngstown St. will win straight-up is 70%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be UTU 71, YOUNG 82.

OddsShark 's prediction is Youngstown State will win, dixie state will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Utah Tech Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 147, Utah Tech is ranked #196 in offense (scoring an average of 75.00 per game), #272 in defense (allowing an average of 78.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 1-1 (2-0 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Trailblazers hit an average of 41.67% of their field goals (ranked #258) and 66.67% of their free throws (ranked #226) and makes an average of 35.90% of their three pointers ranked #120 in the NCAAB). They average 35.50 rebounds per game (ranked # 237) and average 12.00 offensive assists and 15.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 231 and 300 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Utah Tech allows an average of 44.55% field goals (ranked #238) and 75.00% free throws (ranked #275 in the NCAAB) The Trailblazers allow an average of 30.95% of the three pointers (ranked #171) and averages 39.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 39.00) Finally, the Trailblazers average 11.00 defensive assists and 19.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 136 and 27 respectively).

Youngstown St. Key Betting Stats

Youngstown St. Penguins has a power ranking of 313 and are #323 for offense (scoring an average of 62.00 per game), #314 for defense (giving up an average of 82.00 points per game) and 1-2 (0-2 ATS) overall. Utah Tech went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Youngstown St..

For offense, the Penguins hit an average of 37.50% of their field goals (ranked #322) and 67.86% of their free throws (ranked #208) and makes an average of 19.57% of their three pointers (ranked #352 in the NCAAB). They average 37.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 214) and average 6.00 offensive assists and 15.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 359) and 298 respectively).

On defense, Youngstown St. allows an average of 44.27% field goals (ranked #235) and 85.00% free throws (ranked #352 in the NCAAB) The Penguins allow an average of 28.00% of the three pointers (ranked #104) and averages 39.50 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 39.50) Finally, the Penguins average 13.50 defensive assists and 11.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 247 and 293 respectively).

Betting Summary

Utah Tech has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Utah Tech to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go under 153 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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