Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 2/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: FS1

The Georgetown Hoyas (6-15) are traveling to Wintrust Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the DePaul Blue Demons (11-10).

The Georgetown Hoyas took the court against Providence and ended up losing by a score of 71-52 in their last contest. Georgetown ended the game having earned a 32.7% FG percentage (16 out of 49) and buried 3 out of their 21 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hoyas buried 17 of 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 9 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When discussing defense, Georgetown let their opponent shoot 45.1% from the floor on 23 of 51 shooting. Providence recorded 15 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Providence collected 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Providence ended up going 81.3% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 16 attempts. They also converted 12 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Hoyas ended up walking away with 16 while Providence had 17 personal fouls.

Aminu Mohammed is one player who was important in this contest. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He played 36 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up with 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Georgetown enters this one with a record of 6-15 for the campaign. They are averaging 71.7 points per game (174th in the country) while shooting 41.1% from the floor. The Hoyas are shooting 36.1% on three-point shots (167 of 462) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgetown is pulling down 37.9 boards per game and has racked up 264 assists for the campaign, which is 257th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hoyas are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 308th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 335 conceded on the year. The Hoyas defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.0% (582 of 1,293) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 36.2% on 3-pointers and they are 331st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.5).

In their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons took home the win by a final score of 69-65 against Xavier. When discussing cleaning the glass, DePaul permitted Xavier to collect 28 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 35.3% from distance by going 6 out of 17 and finished the contest at 11 out of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). The Blue Demons allowed Xavier to bury 24 out of their 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.4% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Blue Demons went 28 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.5%. In regard to shooting from distance, DePaul converted 5 out of their 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Xavier earned 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Blue Demons earned 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the contest.

Courvoisier McCauley ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons in the matchup. He scored 21 points in his 28 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 assists in this contest. He converted 8 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

DePaul has a win-loss mark of 11-10 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Blue Demons are shooting 43.2% from the field, which ranks them 230th in the nation. DePaul has scored 1,524 pts on the campaign (72.6 per game) and they grab 38.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 10.8 times per contest (326th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. The Blue Demons have committed 15.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Demons are ranked 216th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (139th in college basketball). The DePaul defense gives up 34.2% from downtown (158 of 462) and opponents are connecting on 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.7 dimes and 35.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 190th and 225th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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