DePaul Blue Demons vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: FS1

The DePaul Blue Demons (10-8) are traveling to Finneran Pavilion on Tuesday where they will play the Villanova Wildcats (14-5).

The DePaul Blue Demons faced off with Creighton and ended up losing by a score of 60-47 in their last game. DePaul finished the contest with a 35.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 54) and made 3 out of their 13 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Blue Demons knocked down 6 of their 9 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 6 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defense, DePaul allowed their opponent to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 21 of 55 shooting. Creighton doled out 11 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Creighton grabbed 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Creighton finished the game shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 18 tries. They converted 3 out of their 17 shots from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Blue Demons finished with 21 and Creighton totaled 16 fouls.

Jalen Terry is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He scored 11 points on 4 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and also snagged 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 36.4% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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DePaul steps onto the court with a record of 10-8 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, DePaul is grabbing 39.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 206 assists for the year, which has them ranked 278th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Demons are shooting 32.1% on 3-point shots (125 of 389) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.7 pts per game (88th in the country) on 44.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Blue Demons are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are 220th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 235 surrendered so far this season. The Blue Demons defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (468 of 1,106) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 246th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.3).

For their last game, the Villanova Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 85-74 against Georgetown. The Wildcats were able to collect 14 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 23 in this game. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. Georgetown had 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to convert 16 of them for a clip of 100.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Villanova knocked down 9 out of 23 tries (39.1%). Overall, the Wildcats finished shooting 30 out of 56 from the floor which had them at 53.6%. The Wildcats allowed Georgetown to make 25 of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.6% in the game. They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 out of 24 and ended up shooting 16 out of 17 at the free throw line (94.1%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Villanova allowed Georgetown to get 24 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Collin Gillespie was important for the Wildcats in this game. He buried 8 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and totaled 1 rebound. He earned 28 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Villanova has a mark of 14-5 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 43.8% from the field, which ranks 208th in the nation. Villanova has tallied 1,382 pts for the season (72.7 per game) and they pull in 35.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per game (221st in college basketball) and they cough up possession 9.5 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 15.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 82.4% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 21st in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.9. They are able to force 12.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (51st in college hoops). The Villanova defense surrenders 31.0% from downtown (139 of 449) and their opponents are making 75.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.8 assists and 31.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 59th and 45th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take DePaul

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