Halftime Report
Just one extra half stands between Milwaukee and the win they have been favored to gather coming into this night. They’ve a little bit of a cushion as they at present lead Youngstown State 38-26.
Milwaukee got here into the matchup with some additional motivation after the defeat they have been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re in a position to flip the script or if it’s going to simply be extra of the identical.
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Youngstown State Penguins @ Milwaukee Panthers
Present Data: Youngstown State 11-7, Milwaukee 12-6
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What to Know
Milwaukee is 2-8 in opposition to Youngstown State since February of 2019 however they will have an opportunity to shut the hole a bit bit on Friday. Each will face off in a Horizon League battle at 8:00 p.m. ET at UW-Milwaukee Panther Area. The Panthers will stroll in with a 11 sport house successful streak (relationship again to final season), however they need to nonetheless be careful: the final time they misplaced at house was their February 23 matchup with Youngstown State.
Final Saturday, Milwaukee earned a 70-59 victory over Inexperienced Bay.
In the meantime, the purpose unfold could have favored Youngstown State final Saturday, however the ultimate outcome didn’t. They fell 80-72 to Clev. State. The defeat sadly continues a disappointing development for the Penguins of their matchups with the Vikings: they’ve now misplaced three in a row.
Milwaukee is on a roll recently: they’ve gained seven of their final 9 matches, which offered a pleasant bump to their 12-6 document this season. As for Youngstown State, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at house and dropped them to 11-7.
Rebounding is more likely to be a giant issue on this contest: Milwaukee has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 41.7 rebounds per sport. Nonetheless, it isn’t like Youngstown State struggles in that division as they have been averaging 36.9. With each groups battling to corral missed photographs, we’ll see if one staff can seize an edge.
As for his or her subsequent sport, Milwaukee is the favourite on this one, because the consultants count on to see them win by six factors. This contest won’t be the most effective time to guess them in opposition to the unfold since they’ve let bettors down the final 5 instances they’ve performed.
Odds
Milwaukee is a strong 6-point favourite in opposition to Youngstown State, in accordance with the most recent faculty basketball odds.
The road has drifted a bit in the direction of the Panthers, as the sport opened with the Panthers as a 4.5-point favourite.
The over/underneath is 145.5 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Youngstown State has gained 8 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Milwaukee.
- Feb 23, 2024 – Youngstown State 84 vs. Milwaukee 80
- Feb 08, 2024 – Youngstown State 97 vs. Milwaukee 85
- Feb 16, 2023 – Youngstown State 87 vs. Milwaukee 58
- Jan 21, 2023 – Milwaukee 88 vs. Youngstown State 75
- Jan 29, 2022 – Youngstown State 86 vs. Milwaukee 72
- Dec 02, 2021 – Youngstown State 70 vs. Milwaukee 68
- Mar 03, 2020 – Youngstown State 63 vs. Milwaukee 57
- Feb 29, 2020 – Youngstown State 73 vs. Milwaukee 69
- Jan 23, 2020 – Milwaukee 75 vs. Youngstown State 73
- Feb 07, 2019 – Youngstown State 72 vs. Milwaukee 71