DePaul Blue Demons vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Marquette Golden Eagles (22-6) will compete against the DePaul Blue Demons (9-19) on Saturday.

The DePaul Blue Demons took the court against Butler and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 59-58 in their last contest. DePaul wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.6% FG percentage (22 of 57) and knocked down 9 of 27 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Blue Demons converted 5 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 45.5%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defense, DePaul allowed the other team to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 of 57 shooting. Butler earned 13 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Butler totaled 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Butler finished the game at 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 14 shots. They also knocked down 3 of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Blue Demons finished with 13 while Butler accounted for 15 fouls.

Umoja Gibson is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He scored 25 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He shot 47.4% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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DePaul heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-19 so far this season. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.4 fouls every game. As a team, DePaul is snagging 32.9 boards per game and has accounted for 389 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 136th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Blue Demons are connecting on 35.9% on 3-pointers (237 of 660) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.9 points per game (194th in D-1) while going 42.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Demons are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are ranked 261st in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 391 relinquished for the campaign. The Blue Demons defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (752 of 1,686) and they surrender 39.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 34.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 335th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles took home the win by a final score of 73-71 against Creighton. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Marquette allowed Creighton to grab 34 in total (6 offensive). They shot 35.7% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Golden Eagles permitted Creighton to bury 26 of 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Eagles finished the game shooting 28 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. Concerning three-point shots, Marquette made 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 60.0%. Creighton was called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Golden Eagles were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this matchup.

Kameron Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in this contest.

Marquette has a win-loss record of 22-6 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 49.4% from the field, which ranks them 5th in college hoops. Marquette has totaled 2,253 pts on the campaign (80.5 per contest) and they pull in 31.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.5 times per contest (7th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per game. The Golden Eagles are committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 203rd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 70.6. They have forced 16.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (277th in college basketball). The Marquette defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (216 of 613) and their opposition makes 69.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.2 dimes and 34.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 339th and 243rd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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