Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State prediction: Youngstown State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/18/2026]

Youngstown State will face Cleveland State in men's college basketball action at Beeghly Center on Wednesday, starting at 6:30 PM ET.

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

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

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

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

Our famous predictive model gives Youngstown State an 87% chance of beating Cleveland State. Our predicted final score has Youngstown State winning 83-70.

According to our model, Youngstown State (-11.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 157.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Cleveland State 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.

Cleveland State 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Youngstown State -11.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State game-day updates and essential details

Wednesday's men's college basketball action between Youngstown State and Cleveland State at Beeghly Center is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM ET.

• Who: Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State
• Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
• Time: 6:30 PM ET/3:30PM PT
• Venue: Beeghly Center

Conclusion

We predict Youngstown State, with an 87% win probability, will likely beat Cleveland State on Wednesday.

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