DePaul Blue Demons vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (1-2) are en route to Desert Diamond Arena on Friday where they will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0).

The DePaul Blue Demons stepped onto the hardwood against South Dakota and earned the victory with a final of 72-60 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Blue Demons finished with 12 and South Dakota had 19 personal fouls. They also converted 4 of 17 shots from distance. South Dakota shot 87.5% at the free throw line by making 14 of 16 attempts. Furthermore, South Dakota totaled 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. South Dakota totaled 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, DePaul allowed 32.3% from the field on 21 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Blue Demons converted 12 of 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. DePaul ended having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (26 out of 56) and buried 8 of their 18 three-point shots.

Jeremiah Oden is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up going 42.9% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He notched 16 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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DePaul will enter this contest with a mark of 1-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 73.0 pts per game (229th in the country) while connecting on 46.4% from the field. The Blue Demons are connecting on 37.1% on shots from downtown (23 of 62) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, DePaul is pulling down 32.3 boards per game and has earned 50 assists this season, which ranks 77th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per game and as a group they commit 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Demons are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-point shots while they are 236th in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.0). The Blue Demons defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.7% (77 of 189) and they surrender 38.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are 162nd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 32 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks took home the win by a final score of 74-64 against VMI. In the matter of rebounding, South Carolina allowed VMI to get 34 in total (9 on the offensive side). They shot 30.8% from downtown by shooting 4 of 13 and ended up going 10 of 17 at the charity stripe (58.8%). The Gamecocks permitted VMI to make 25 out of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4% for the game. When the game finished, the Gamecocks shot 25 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, South Carolina converted 7 out of 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 68.0%. VMI had 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Gamecocks were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this matchup.

B.J. Mack pitched in for the Gamecocks for this contest. He recorded 17 points in his 29 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 5 of 11 for the game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 13 rebounds.

South Carolina has a win-loss mark of 3-0 this season. The Gamecocks commit 15.7 fouls every game and they shoot 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (130th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per game. South Carolina has earned 235 points on the year (78.3 per contest) and they pull down 39.7 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Gamecocks are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 130th in the nation.

The Gamecocks on the defensive side of the court are 106th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 64.7. They are forcing 10.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (214th in college hoops). The South Carolina defense gives up 29.4% on shots from distance (15 of 51) and their opponents are knocking down 66.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.3 dimes and 30.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 202nd and 54th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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