Men’s basketball plays the next three nights in the Legends Classic. The games will be played in the Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne in Pittsburgh.
YSU plays North Dakota State at 4:30 today (Monday), James Madison at 4:30 Tuesday and Duquesne at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday.
North Dakota State
The Bison are 2-1 with wins over lower level schools Valley City State 93-47 and Mayville State 73-40 sandwiched around a loss at Indiana 87-61 in the opening round of the Legends Classic.
Pomeroy predicts a 72-70 NDSU win, with YSU having a 45% chance of winning.
Sagarin has YSU as a 2 ½ point favorite on overall, a 2 point favorite on Predictor.
Massey predicts a 74-68 YSU win, giving YSU a 69% chance of winning.
Should be a very good game.
James Madison
The Dukes enter at 0-1, having lost at UCLA 100-70 in the opening round of the Legends Classic. JMU will play Duquesne Monday night before playing YSU.
Pomeroy predicts a 73-68 YSU win, with YSU having a 65% chance of winning.
Sagarin has YSU as a 6 point favorite on overall, a 5 ½ point favorite on Predictor
Massey projects a 77-68 YSU win, giving the Penguins a 78% chance of winning.
The computer predictions will change somewhat after the Monday games.
Duquesne
The Dukes enter at 0-2, having opened the season with a 69-66 loss at Albany before losing at Georgetwon 73-67 in the opening round of the Legends Classic. Duquesne will play both North Dakota State and James Madison before playing YSU.
Pomeroy predicts a 70-69 Duquesne win, giving YSU a 43% chance of winning.
Sagarin has the Dukes as a half point favorite on overall, a 1 ½ point favorite on Predictor. YSU would be favored on a neutral court.
Massey projects a 73-69 Duquesne win, giving YSU a 38% chance of winning.
The computer predictions will change somewhat after the Monday and Tuesday games.
Three very competitive games, three very winnable games. YSU’s depth will be tested with three games in three nights. The Penguins had good bench production at George Washington – a few of the bench guys are going to have to step up the next three nights if the Penguins are going to come home with 3 wins.
Pomeroy currently has YSU at 121 overall, third best in the Horizon behind Valpo and Cleveland State and just ahead of Detroit. The Horizon teams are currently 23-9 overall and the league has moved from 15th to 12th in Pomeroy’s conference rankings. He predicts a 19-10 YSU overall record
Sagarin currently has YSU at 95 overall.
Massey has YSU at 74 overall. Current game projections show YSU finishing 22-7!