DePaul Blue Demons vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: Hulu Live TV

The DePaul Blue Demons (5-3) are traveling to Carnesecca Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the St. John's Red Storm (8-1).

The DePaul Blue Demons faced Loyola and notched a win by a score of 78-72 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Blue Demons finished with 12 while Loyola accounted for 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 20 tries from distance. Loyola shot 61.5% at the free throw line by converting 8 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, Loyola snagged 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Loyola distributed 15 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, DePaul let their opponent shoot 52.8% from the field on 28 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this game while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 18 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Blue Demons converted 17 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. DePaul ended the contest with a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 of 55) and made 11 out of their 24 3-point shots.

Javan Johnson is a player who came through in this contest. He ended up scoring 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 45 minutes played and collected 4 boards. He finished 55.6% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes.

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DePaul heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 5-3 on the season. They currently have an average of 76.6 pts per game (108th in college basketball) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor. The Blue Demons are hitting 36.1% on 3-pointers (73 of 202) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, DePaul is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 113 dimes for the season, which ranks 191st in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Blue Demons have forced 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They give up 31.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 303rd in the country in PPG allowed (74.5). The Blue Demons defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (207 of 477) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 179th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 105 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took a loss by a score of 71-60 against Iowa State. The Red Storm were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. Iowa State had 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 76.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's buried 3 of 16 attempts (18.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Red Storm went 19 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.8%. The Red Storm allowed Iowa State to knock down 24 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% in this game. They finished 38.5% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 13 and finished the game at 18 out of 28 from the charity stripe (64.3%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, St. John's permitted Iowa State to grab 33 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Montez Mathis was important for the Red Storm for the contest. He made 3 out of 6 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 13 points in his 34 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

St. John's has a record of 8-1 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Storm are connecting on 47.4% from the floor, which is 85th in D-1. St. John's has tallied 728 points on the campaign (80.9 per game) and they pull in 42.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.6 times per contest (38th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. The Red Storm are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The St. John's defense concedes 31.5% on shots from distance (69 of 219) and opponents are converting on 65.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.7 assists and 33.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 262nd and 140th in college hoops. The Red Storm are ranked 171st in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 68.2. They are forcing 15.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (120th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take DePaul

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