Youngstown St Penguins

The Penguins covered 9 of 28 spreads in 2025-26, a rate that beat just five programs. When favored they went 9-9 and lost 5.6 units; as underdogs, a +900 win at Grand Canyon put them 3.68 units up.

Nine covers

Youngstown State covered 9 times in 28, 32.1%. Five programs posted a lower rate and three matched it. It was poor everywhere: 4 of 12 at home, 5 of 15 on the road, 5 of 17 as favorites.

Favorites at even money

Favored 18 times, the Penguins won nine. One unit on them in those games lost 5.6, a result only eight Division I teams finished below. The three shortest losses: 68-73 at home to Detroit Mercy at -535, 78-80 at Cleveland State at -375, and 64-65 at home to Milwaukee at -278.

The underdog side

As underdogs they won three of 11 and made 3.68 units. Most of it was one night: 90-81 at Grand Canyon at +900 on 7 November, which carried a 4-4 November to 5.89 units. They also won at Oakland, 86-82 at +154. Over the whole season the moneyline lost 1.92 over 29 priced.

January

Three wins, six losses, and no cover in eight lined games. The month cost 5.56 units on the moneyline.

Robert Morris

Three meetings with Robert Morris, three losses, no covers, the last 53-68 in the Horizon League first round at +154. Detroit Mercy and Milwaukee also won both meetings without Youngstown State covering either.

Home and away

At home the Penguins went 10-5, covered 4 of 12 and lost 2.76 units over 12 priced games. On the road a 4-11 record still returned 1.02 units over 15 priced, because of the Grand Canyon price.

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