Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State prediction: Why Youngstown State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Cleveland State and Youngstown State will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Wolstein Center on Saturday, with tipoff at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Youngstown State as the most likely winner of the Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Youngstown State and Cleveland State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Youngstown State a 70% chance of beating Cleveland State. Our predicted final score has Youngstown State winning 81-75.

According to our model, Cleveland State (+7.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 156.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State odds

We have researched 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.

Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State picks and best bet

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