Villanova Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: FS1

Wintrust Arena is where the DePaul Blue Demons (9-4) will play the Villanova Wildcats (10-4) on Saturday.

The Villanova Wildcats took the court against Creighton and earned the victory with a final of 75-41 in their last game. Villanova wrapped up the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (26 of 57) and converted 8 of their 23 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 15 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 93.8%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 34 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of the defense, Villanova allowed the other team to shoot 35.6% from the field on 16 of 45 shooting. Creighton doled out 8 dimes and had 2 steals for the game. On top of that, Creighton pulled down 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Creighton finished the game shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of 8 shots. They buried 3 of 24 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 11 and Creighton recorded 15 fouls.

Justin Moore is one guy who came through in this game. He finished with 22 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished 40.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Villanova comes into this one with a record of 10-4 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Villanova is pulling in 36.4 boards per game and has accounted for 181 dimes so far this year, which ranks 169th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are connecting on 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (137 of 387) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They average 72.7 points per outing (175th in D-1) while going 42.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Wildcats have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They surrender 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 37th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (61.4). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.3% (315 of 763) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a unit. They are 135th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 153 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a final score of 89-84 against St. John's. The Blue Demons were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. St. John's committed 18 fouls for this game which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 59.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, DePaul buried 11 of 28 tries (39.3%). When all was said and done, the Blue Demons shot 30 for 68 from the field which had them shooting 44.1%. The Blue Demons permitted St. John's to bury 33 out of 69 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.8% for this game. They wrapped up this game 55.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 of 18 and finished the game at 13 out of 23 from the free throw line (56.5%). In reference to rebounding, DePaul allowed St. John's to pull down 39 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Javon Freeman-Liberty was important for the Blue Demons for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 19 for the game for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this contest.

DePaul has a win-loss mark of 9-4 for the campaign. The Blue Demons commit 14.9 fouls per game and they connect on 67.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per game (283rd in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per game. DePaul has 1,012 pts on the year (77.8 per contest) and they grab 41.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Demons are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 122nd in the nation.

The Blue Demons defensively are ranked 203rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.0. They have forced 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (100th in D-1). The DePaul defense concedes 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (103 of 305) and their opponents are connecting on 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.3 assists and 35.3 total boards per game, which is 167th and 213th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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