Oakland vs. Youngstown State prediction: Youngstown State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on New Year's Day at 1:00 PM ET as Oakland takes on Youngstown State in men's college basketball action at Beeghly Center.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives Youngstown State a slight edge with a 51% win probability over Oakland.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's Oakland vs. Youngstown State matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Oakland vs. Youngstown State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Oakland and Youngstown State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Youngstown State a 51% chance of beating Oakland. Our predicted score is Oakland 77-77 Youngstown State.

According to our model, Oakland (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 156.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 77-77 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Oakland vs. Youngstown State.

Oakland vs. Youngstown State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Oakland vs. Youngstown State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: