SFA vs. Youngstown State betting: College basketball preview for November 23

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The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (3-3) take on the Youngstown State Penguins (2-3) as just 2.5-point favorites on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is 128.5 for the matchup.

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SFA Cover -2.5 vs Youngstown State -115

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SFA vs. Youngstown State betting lines

  • SFA moneyline odds to win: -151
  • Youngstown State moneyline odds to win: +125
  • Spread: SFA (-2.5)
  • Total: 128.5

SFA statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • SFA did a better job covering the spread when playing at home (5-9-0) last season than it did in road tilts (3-10-0).
  • In home games last season, the ‘Jacks went over the over/under 57.1% of the time (eight of 14 games). They hit the over in 38.5% of games on the road (five of 13 contests).
  • SFA, as a moneyline favorite, had an identical winning percentage when playing at home (8-4 record) and on the road (4-2 record) last year.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the ‘Jacks were the 148th-ranked team in college basketball (74.6 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were 156th (71.3 points allowed per game).
  • Last season, SFA was 136th in the nation in rebounds (32.7 per game) and 45th in rebounds allowed (29.4).
  • Last season the ‘Jacks were ranked 206th in the nation in assists with 12.8 per game.

SFA betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 0-4-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 1-3-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (249th in nation) 35.8 (21st) 40.2 (21st) 31.2 (172nd) 12.0 (289th) 17.0 (356th)

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Youngstown State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last year, Youngstown State had better results away (9-6-0) than at home (6-5-2).
  • Looking at the over/under, Penguins games finished over more often at home (eight of 13, 61.5%) than on the road (eight of 15, 53.3%) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Penguins gave up 70.9 points per game last season (135th-ranked in college basketball), but they really played well offensively, averaging 81.2 points per contest (24th-best).
  • Youngstown State allowed 30.3 boards per game last season (109th-ranked in college basketball), but it shined by averaging 36.7 rebounds per contest (13th-best).
  • The Penguins ranked 50th in the nation with 15.3 assists per game.

Youngstown State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-2-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 1-4-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
36.3 (356th in nation) 42.7 (193rd) 34.2 (164th) 36.8 (337th) 9.0 (357th) 12.0 (200th)
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