Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: records, recent results, team stats and our winner pick.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: quick answers

Question Answer
Who is the pick? St. Bonaventure Bonnies to win
Game date November 2, 2026
Tipoff Nov 2, 7:00 PM ET / Nov 2, 5:00 PM MT
Venue Reilly Center
Game setting St. Bonaventure Bonnies at home
Type of prediction Outright winner only
Research checked October 26, 2026

Our Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction favors St. Bonaventure Bonnies. The main reason is the clearer route to controlling possessions in this matchup. This is a season-opening preview, so the distinction between last year’s production and this year’s personnel matters. The 2025–26 results below provide a baseline, while the 2026–27 roster information helps identify the people available to carry the plan into a new season.

The central question in Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction is whether St. Bonaventure Bonnies can create useful possessions without giving Youngstown State Penguins extra chances.

The market format is straightforward: select the team expected to win, with no required winning margin. Our college basketball betting guide explains the basic choices. Readers can find the matchup at YouWager; this preview does not claim that a specific price is available or attach the selection to an invented line.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: recent head-to-head history

Date Site for Youngstown State Penguins Score for Youngstown State Penguins Winner
Nov 15, 2025 Away 80-84 St. Bonaventure Bonnies

The checked 2024–25 and 2025–26 schedules contain 1 completed meeting. In that window, Youngstown State Penguins won 0 and St. Bonaventure Bonnies won 1. This is a recent-meetings sample, not an all-time series claim.

Our Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction gives current personnel more weight than a result produced by a different lineup. The familiar categories in basketball still provide the framework—shooting, possession, rebounding and foul management—but the people executing those tasks can change sharply from one November to the next. A historical win is useful context rather than a substitute for that comparison.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: trends to read correctly

For Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Youngstown State Penguins show 15-17 overall in 32 recorded games, 10-5 in the listed home games and 4-11 in the listed away games. There were 9 games decided by five points or fewer, with 2 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

For Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for St. Bonaventure Bonnies show 17-17 overall in 34 recorded games, 9-7 in the listed home games and 4-7 in the listed away games. There were 13 games decided by five points or fewer, with 3 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

Those trends need context because a short sequence is sensitive to the opponents and venues in it. The statistical idea of sample variability is useful here. A hot shooting night against one opponent should not automatically become an expectation against another. Our handicapping guide provides a broader way to organize the evidence without confusing a descriptive trend with a guarantee.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: the statistical baseline

Previous-season measure Youngstown State Penguins St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Checked 2025–26 games 32 34
Record in those games 15-17 17-17
Points per game in those results 78.0 76.4
Points allowed per game in those results 73.1 74.5
Regular-season stat-feed games 31.0 34.0
Field-goal percentage 46.1 46.8
Three-point percentage 34.5 37.4
Free-throw percentage 73.2 74.4
Rebounds per game 33.9 35.3
Offensive rebounds per game 10.6 11.8
Assists per game 14.4 15.7
Turnovers per game 12.7 11.4
Steals per game 6.8 7.6
Blocks per game 3.5 4.6

The table supports Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction by keeping the results record separate from the statistical feed. The results can include postseason games; the shooting and possession figures are from the 2025–26 regular-season feed. Where the national feed contains only a small subset for a smaller program, it is not presented as a complete season split. None of these numbers is described as a new-season average. The current game listing can be checked through the matchup schedule.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: Youngstown State Penguins last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Mar 04, 2026 Away Robert Morris Colonials L 53-68 2025–26
Feb 28, 2026 Away Green Bay Phoenix L 63-85 2025–26
Feb 25, 2026 Away Milwaukee Panthers L 65-78 2025–26
Feb 22, 2026 Home Northern Kentucky Norse W 64-58 2025–26
Feb 18, 2026 Home Cleveland State Vikings W 106-82 2025–26
Feb 15, 2026 Away Detroit Mercy Titans L 70-76 2025–26
Feb 12, 2026 Away Oakland Golden Grizzlies W 86-82 2025–26
Feb 07, 2026 Home Robert Morris Colonials L 66-72 2025–26
Feb 04, 2026 Away Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons W 90-61 2025–26
Jan 30, 2026 Home IU Indianapolis Jaguars W 85-76 2025–26

The results window for Youngstown State Penguins contains 10 verified games, with a 5-5 record, 74.8 points scored and 73.8 allowed per game. For Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a loss against Robert Morris Colonials on Mar 04, 2026: 53-68 from the perspective of Youngstown State Penguins. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 2-3, with scoring averages of 70.2 for and 74.2 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 90-61 against Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons; the toughest was 63-85 against Green Bay Phoenix.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: St. Bonaventure Bonnies last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Mar 13, 2026 Neutral Dayton Flyers L 63-68 2025–26
Mar 12, 2026 Neutral George Mason Patriots W 63-57 2025–26
Mar 11, 2026 Neutral La Salle Explorers W 99-80 2025–26
Mar 07, 2026 Home Davidson Wildcats L 63-68 2025–26
Mar 04, 2026 Away George Washington Revolutionaries L 82-91 2025–26
Feb 28, 2026 Away George Mason Patriots L 58-71 2025–26
Feb 26, 2026 Home Rhode Island Rams W 94-76 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Away Richmond Spiders L 94-99 2025–26
Feb 18, 2026 Home Saint Joseph’s Hawks L 65-71 2025–26
Feb 14, 2026 Home Duquesne Dukes L 73-78 2025–26

The results window for St. Bonaventure Bonnies contains 10 verified games, with a 3-7 record, 75.4 points scored and 75.9 allowed per game. For Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a loss against Dayton Flyers on Mar 13, 2026: 63-68 from the perspective of St. Bonaventure Bonnies. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 2-3, with scoring averages of 74.0 for and 72.8 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 99-80 against La Salle Explorers; the toughest was 58-71 against George Mason Patriots.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: offense, defense and possessions

The first matchup question in Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction is how Youngstown State Penguins and St. Bonaventure Bonnies handle the ball before the defense is set.

The second question in Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction is who finishes possessions on the glass. One defensive stop does not help if the offense immediately gets a second attempt.

The direct shooting comparison puts Youngstown State Penguins at 54.6% effective field-goal shooting and St. Bonaventure Bonnies at 52.6%. The difference is 1.9 percentage points, favoring Youngstown State Penguins. Meanwhile, the previous turnover averages were 12.7 for Youngstown State Penguins and 11.4 for St. Bonaventure Bonnies.

Youngstown State Penguins: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Youngstown State Penguins cover 32 completed games and a 15-17 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 78.0 points for and 73.1 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this opener against St. Bonaventure Bonnies, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Youngstown State Penguins was 46.1% from the field and 34.5% from three in ESPN’s 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Youngstown State Penguins is 54.6%, and 49.2% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Youngstown State Penguins averaged 18.2 attempts per game and converted 73.2%. St. Bonaventure Bonnies need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 14.4 assists and 12.7 turnovers per game for Youngstown State Penguins, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.1.

Rebounding gives Youngstown State Penguins another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 33.9 total rebounds per game, including 10.6 on offense and 23.3 on defense. Still, St. Bonaventure Bonnies need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Youngstown State Penguins recorded 6.8 steals and 3.5 blocks per game.

St. Bonaventure Bonnies: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for St. Bonaventure Bonnies cover 34 completed games and a 17-17 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 76.4 points for and 74.5 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this opener against Youngstown State Penguins, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for St. Bonaventure Bonnies was 46.8% from the field and 37.4% from three in ESPN’s 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for St. Bonaventure Bonnies is 52.6%, and 31.5% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, St. Bonaventure Bonnies averaged 17.8 attempts per game and converted 74.4%. Youngstown State Penguins need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 15.7 assists and 11.4 turnovers per game for St. Bonaventure Bonnies, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.4. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision.

Rebounding gives St. Bonaventure Bonnies another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 35.3 total rebounds per game, including 11.8 on offense and 23.5 on defense. Still, Youngstown State Penguins need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, St. Bonaventure Bonnies recorded 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game.

2026–27 personnel and roster context

Youngstown State Penguins: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Andrew Adcock-Vidouria G 6′ 2″ Freshman
Dom Aekins G 5′ 10″ Sophomore
Kelvin Amoako C 6′ 11″ Senior
Jermaine Coleman F 6′ 7″ Senior
Kaelen Destin G 6′ 0″ Freshman
Jaiden Haynes G 6′ 3″ Sophomore
Linus Holmstrom G 6′ 3″ Junior
Jamar Livingston G 6′ 3″ Senior
Luka Lokhmanchuk F 6′ 9″ Freshman
Japhet Moupadele F 6′ 8″ Sophomore
Jeff Nwankwo G 6′ 6″ Senior
Jacob Spurlock G 6′ 4″ Freshman
Elijah Summers-Livingston F 6′ 7″ Freshman
Jayden Tyler G 5′ 10″ Sophomore

The current roster feed lists Ethan Faulkner as head coach for Youngstown State Penguins. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

St. Bonaventure Bonnies: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Taj Au-Duke G 6′ 3″ Junior
Benjamin Bill C 6′ 10″ Senior
Mason Blackwood F 6′ 7″ Sophomore
Cameron Blankenberg F 6′ 8″ Freshman
Jack DeRose G 6′ 0″ Senior
Chiek Diallo C 6′ 9″ Freshman
Ilia Ermakov G 6′ 6″ Sophomore
Ari Fulton G 6′ 7″ Junior
Joe Grahovac F 6′ 10″ Junior
Ryan Heath G 5′ 11″ Senior
John Ikpotokin F 6′ 7″ Freshman
Ryan Kalambay F 6′ 9″ Junior
Leo Kirk G 6′ 0″ Freshman
Achille Lonati G 6′ 5″ Sophomore
Zach Philipkoski G 6′ 4″ Senior
Akbar Waheed III G 6′ 6″ Freshman

The current roster feed lists Mike MacDonald as head coach for St. Bonaventure Bonnies. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

The roster information gives Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction a necessary new-season check.

Game setting and the likely paths to a win

The setting for Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction is Reilly Center. The listed tipoff is Nov 2, 7:00 PM ET / Nov 2, 5:00 PM MT.

The preferred script in Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction has St. Bonaventure Bonnies generating repeated useful possessions instead of needing an unusual run of steals or contested three-pointers.

The main risk to Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction is that the opener reveals a different level of organization from the one suggested by the previous-season baseline.

That is why the winner opinion is kept separate from a specific betting price. Our moneyline betting guide explains the format. At YouWager, the final game status and any confirmed availability changes should be checked before deciding whether to place a wager. Nothing in this preview turns the pick into a guaranteed score or a reason to chase an earlier loss.

Common questions about this matchup

Are these new-season statistics?

No. The historical results and statistical baselines are labeled 2025–26. The roster reference is labeled 2026–27 where that roster is available. Exhibition results are not silently blended into a regular-season record.

Does the pick require a certain winning margin?

No. Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction selects St. Bonaventure Bonnies to win the game outright. It does not require a point-spread cover and does not attach the pick to an unverified total. The betting school guides explain how those markets differ. A team can be the preferred winner while its current price is still a separate decision.

What should be checked again before tipoff?

Confirmed availability changes and the final game listing matter most. A different primary ball handler or an unavailable interior defender could change the matchup more than a small difference in last year’s average. The NCAAB betting overview adds background on evaluating the market, while this preview keeps the focus on the two teams and the winner.

Youngstown State Penguins vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Prediction: final pick

The selection is St. Bonaventure Bonnies after weighing the available scoring history, the roster context and the setting.

The matchup can be followed at YouWager as game day approaches. Research was checked October 26, ahead of the November 2 slate, with earlier-season results clearly identified rather than presented as current form.

Our prediction: St. Bonaventure Bonnies to win.

College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026