DePaul Blue Demons vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 3/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

The DePaul Blue Demons (9-22) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will go up against the Seton Hall Pirates (17-14).

The DePaul Blue Demons faced Creighton and took a loss by a score of 84-70 in their last game. DePaul finished the game having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (27 of 67) and buried 6 of their 17 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Blue Demons converted 10 of their 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding the defense, DePaul let their opponent shoot 50.8% from the field on 31 out of 61 shooting. Creighton recorded 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, Creighton totaled 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Creighton finished the game shooting 82.4% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 17 attempts. They buried 8 of their 21 shots from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Blue Demons ended up finishing with 17 and Creighton accounted for 16 fouls.

Javan Johnson is one guy who was a factor in the game. He finished shooting 53.8% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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DePaul enters this one with a record of 9-22 for the campaign. They have an average of 70.9 points per game (194th in the nation) while going 42.1% from the field. The Blue Demons are shooting 36.1% on shots from distance (255 of 706) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, DePaul is collecting 32.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 430 assists so far this year, which ranks 133rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Blue Demons are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 297th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 448 conceded for the campaign. The Blue Demons are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (848 of 1,873) and they relinquish 39.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 34.9% on three-point shots while they are 345th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (77.3).

When they last played, the Seton Hall Pirates went home victorious with a score of 82-58 when they played Providence. In regard to how they rebounded, Seton Hall allowed Providence to pull down 24 overall (12 offensive). They finished 17.4% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 23 and finished the game at 8 out of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Pirates permitted Providence to make 23 out of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Pirates walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a rate of 62.5%. In terms of shots from distance, Seton Hall converted 10 of their 18 tries (55.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a rate of 70.6%. Providence was called for 13 fouls for this contest which took the Pirates to the free throw line for 17 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Pirates were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game.

Dre Davis was important for the Pirates in this matchup. He converted 9 of 10 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 90.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 24 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists for the matchup.

Seton Hall has a record of 17-14 for the campaign. The Pirates are committing 17.9 fouls per game and they hit 68.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per contest (254th in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per game. Seton Hall has scored 2,127 points on the year (68.6 per contest) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Pirates are shooting 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 220th in the nation.

The Seton Hall defense surrenders 30.6% on 3-pointers (195 of 638) and their opponents are converting on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.5 dimes and 34.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 174th and 182nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 43rd in the country in PPG allowed with 65.1. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the floor (53rd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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