Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/18/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: FS1

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0) are traveling to Wintrust Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the DePaul Blue Demons (2-0).

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights faced NJIT and went home with a win by a final score of 75-61 in their last game. Rutgers wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (28 of 66) and converted 5 out of their 19 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Scarlet Knights converted 14 of 21 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to defense, Rutgers allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 21 out of 55 shooting. NJIT dished out 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. On top of that, NJIT snagged 25 boards (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. NJIT finished the game shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of 11 attempts. They made 11 of 29 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights walked away with 10 while NJIT recorded 17 personal fouls.

Ron Harper is a player who was a contributor for the game. He was able to score 20 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and pulled down 13 boards. He went 40.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Rutgers enters this game with a win-loss mark of 3-0 so far this season. They turn the ball over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 10.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rutgers is collecting 46.0 boards per game and has totaled 36 dimes this season, which is 200th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Scarlet Knights are connecting on 21.7% on shots from distance (10 of 46) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They average 65.3 pts per game (287th in the nation) while shooting 37.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Scarlet Knights are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They give up 28.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 24th in college basketball in points per game allowed (55.3). The Scarlet Knights defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 36.0% (62 of 172) and they surrender 35.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 185th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 33 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the DePaul Blue Demons walked away with a victory by a final of 99-66 when they played Central Michigan. Regarding how they rebounded, DePaul allowed Central Michigan to snag 25 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished 34.8% from 3-point land via 8 of 23 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Blue Demons permitted Central Michigan to make 22 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.9% in this contest. When the game finished, the Blue Demons finished shooting 35 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. When talking about 3-point attempts, DePaul made 7 of their 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to knock down 22 of them for a rate of 78.6%. Central Michigan committed 27 fouls for this contest which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Blue Demons were able to snag 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game.

Javon Freeman-Liberty was important for the Blue Demons for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 7 dimes in the game.

DePaul has a win-loss mark of 2-0 this year. The Blue Demons commit 17.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 16.0 times per contest (94th in D-1) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. DePaul has scored 196 points on the year (98.0 per contest) and they pull down 48.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Demons are shooting 51.1% from the floor, which ranks 38th in Division 1.

The DePaul defense gives up 42.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (19 of 45) and their opponents are converting on 75.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.0 dimes and 23.5 boards every game, which ranks 173rd and 1st in those categories. The Blue Demons on the defensive side of the court are 192nd in the nation in points allowed per game with 69.0. They have forced 17.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the field (130th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rutgers

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