Central Michigan Chippewas vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/13/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: FS2

Wintrust Arena is the location where the DePaul Blue Demons (5-14 last season) will go up against the Central Michigan Chippewas (7-16 last year) on Saturday.

The Central Michigan Chippewas faced Missouri and took a loss by a score of 78-68 in their last contest. Central Michigan walked away from the game with a 41.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 61) and converted 9 of 30 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Chippewas buried 9 of 14 tries for a percentage of 64.3%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 11 assists for this game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Central Michigan allowed the other team to go 44.3% from the field on 27 out of 61 shooting. Missouri recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, Missouri pulled down 39 rebounds (16 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Missouri ended up shooting 68.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 22 attempts. They also made 9 of 27 tries from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up finishing with 18 and Missouri finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Jermaine Jackson is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He accumulated 19 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played 31 mins played and also grabbed 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Central Michigan comes into this game after finishing with a mark of 7-16 last season. They averaged 76.8 pts per contest (51st in D-1) while shooting 44.5% from the floor. The Chippewas shot 32.9% on three-point shots (152 of 462) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Central Michigan pulled down 36.2 boards per game and earned 246 dimes over the course of last year, which had them ranked 278th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team committed 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on the defensive end, the Chippewas were able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and they drew 19.3 fouls. They gave up 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were ranked 337th in college hoops in points per game allowed (79.8). The Chippewas defense allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (668 of 1,466) and they surrendered 38.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They were ranked 260th in college hoops in allowing assists 351 relinquished last season.

For their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons walked away with a victory by a final of 97-72 against Coppin State. The Blue Demons were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. Coppin State committed 15 fouls for this contest which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, DePaul made 9 out of 30 tries (30.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Demons walked away from this one shooting 36 out of 76 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.4%. The Blue Demons permitted Coppin State to bury 24 of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4% in the game. They finished 50.0% from distance by hitting 11 out of 22 and finished the contest at 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). With respect to how they rebounded, DePaul permitted Coppin State to snag 20 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Javon Freeman-Liberty ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons in the game. He tallied 25 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 8 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 of 18 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

DePaul had a mark of 5-14 last season. When it comes to offense, the Blue Demons connected on 41.7% from the floor, which ranked them 294th in Division 1. DePaul scored 1,250 points over the course of last year (65.8 per game) and they pulled down 37.7 boards per game. They assisted teammates 11.4 times per game (292nd in D-1) and they turned it over 15.8 times per game. The Blue Demons were responsible for committing 19.7 fouls every game and they shot 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The DePaul defense surrendered 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (141 of 457) and opponents connected on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They allowed 13.8 assists and 37.6 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 240th and 293rd in college basketball. The Blue Demons on defense were ranked 223rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.9. They were able to force 14.4 TO's per game and let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (83rd in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take DePaul

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