The Youngstown State Penguins (2-0) travel to South Bend to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) Sunday at 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Youngstown State vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
In 2 games early in the season against Canisus and Tennessee-Martin, Youngstown State has scored 90 or more points. They have also given up at least 72 points on both games, leading to both games easily hitting the over. With the 3-point shooting ability of the Irish, this could be another high scoring game.
Notre Dame, in its only game so far, barely prevailed over Radford 79-76 on Thursday. This will be another challenging game for the Irish against a Penguins team which will push the pace and score on them. This will be a difficult matchup for both teams.
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Youngstown State at Notre Dame odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Youngstown State +410 (bet $100 to win $410) | Notre Dame -650 (bet $650 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Youngstown State +10.5 (-112) | Notre Dame -10.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 147.5 (O: -115 | U: -110)
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Youngstown State at Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 83, Youngstown State 77
Moneyline
PASS.
ND should win, but the number for the ML is too high to make it a worthwhile bet.
Against the spread
BET YOUNGSTOWN STATE +10.5 (-112).
The Penguins can score a lot. Far too much for this to get out of hand. While I like the Irish to win the game, I do not think they can score enough or hold the Penguins down enough to cover a double-digit number here. I will take Youngstown State +10.5 (-112).
Over/Under
BET OVER 147.5 (-115).
Scoring will not be an issue in this game. Defense will. Saying this, give me the Over 147.5 (-115) as my favorite play.
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