Youngstown State Penguins

Youngstown State predictions start with a team that wins when it is favored: the Penguins are 6-0 as favorites this season and 5-1 against the spread in those games, the one miss a 35-22 win over Northern Iowa at -20.5. ESPN has them first in the MVFC.

Youngstown State in 2026

Both losses came on the road as underdogs: 45-13 at Kentucky, well short of 22.5, and 27-20 at South Dakota State, which covered 9.5. The widest wins were 70-13 over Duquesne and 57-24 at Indiana State. Only three of the eight went over the total. North Dakota visits on 31 October, the next date on ESPN’s schedule.

Youngstown State results

• vs Mercyhurst, Thu 27 Aug: won 43-10; covered -30.5; under 57.5
• at Kentucky, 5 Sep: lost 45-13; missed +22.5; under 61.5
• vs Duquesne, 12 Sep: won 70-13; covered -22.5; over 54.5
• at South Dakota State, 19 Sep: lost 27-20; covered +9.5; under 59.5
• vs South Dakota, 26 Sep: won 47-28; covered -1.5; over 65.5
• at Southern Illinois, 3 Oct: won 28-16; covered -4; under 64.5
• at Indiana State, 10 Oct: won 57-24; covered -19.5; over 64.5
• vs Northern Iowa, 17 Oct: won 35-22; missed -20.5; under 60.5

Youngstown State schedule, Eastern times

• vs North Dakota, 31 Oct, 12 PM
• at Murray State, 7 Nov, 2 PM
• vs Illinois State, 14 Nov, 12 PM

Youngstown State in 2025

Youngstown State’s 2025 regular season finished 8-4, with a 7-4-1 mark against the spread, 7-0 as favorites and 1-4 as underdogs, with nine of 11 priced games over the total. Its playoff run lasted one game: Yale won 43-42 on Youngstown State’s home field in the first round.