UTEP Miners vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 12/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: Hulu Live TV

Wintrust Arena is where the DePaul Blue Demons (5-4) will attempt to defeat the UTEP Miners (6-2) on Saturday.

The UTEP Miners played Northern New Mexico and walked away with a win by a score of 87-50 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Miners ended up finishing with 7 while Northern New Mexico accounted for 21 fouls. They also made 5 of 20 attempts from three-point range. Northern New Mexico finished the game at 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 3 of 4 tries. In addition, Northern New Mexico pulled down 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Northern New Mexico earned 8 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, UTEP allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the floor on 21 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 27 turnovers and getting 17 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Miners made 22 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 75.9%. UTEP ended with a 44.3% FG percentage (27 out of 61) and made 11 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Shamar Givance is a guy who had an impact for this game. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and distributed 5 assists. He played 21 minutes but concluded the game with no rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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UTEP will play this game with a mark of 6-2 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UTEP is pulling in 35.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 103 assists so far this season, which ranks 297th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Miners are hitting 25.4% on shots from distance (36 of 142) and 63.3% from the charity stripe. They average 74.1 pts per contest (155th in the nation) while going 46.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Miners are able to force 20.0 turnovers every game while drawing 22.0 fouls. They give up 29.2% on 3-point shots and they are 135th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.9). The Miners defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (191 of 451) and they concede 35.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 41st in college basketball in giving up assists with 86 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the DePaul Blue Demons took a defeat with a final score of 86-67 against St. John's. The Blue Demons snagged 18 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. St. John's committed 18 fouls for the game which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 6 of those for a percentage of 54.5%. In reference to shots from downtown, DePaul converted 7 out of their 30 tries (23.3%). In all, the Blue Demons shot 27 out of 69 from the field which had them sitting at 39.1%. The Blue Demons allowed St. John's to knock down 33 out of their 65 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 27.8% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 18 and finished the contest at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). Regarding rebounding, DePaul allowed St. John's to collect 41 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Da'Sean Nelson was important for the Blue Demons in the matchup. He made 6 of 6 in the game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 19 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this contest.

DePaul has a record of 5-4 for the year. The Blue Demons commit 18.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per game (165th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. DePaul has tallied 680 points so far this season (75.6 per game) and they collect 34.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Demons are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which is 245th in college basketball.

The Blue Demons are ranked 325th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.8. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (263rd in D-1). The DePaul defense allows 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (57 of 186) and their opponents are converting on 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 13.6 dimes and 37.4 rebounds every game, which is 255th and 311th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTEP

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