IPFW Mastodons vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: IPFW Mastodons vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: IPFW (+14)

The DePaul Blue Demons (10-23 last year) will try to defeat the IPFW Mastodons (17-15 last season) at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday. IPFW opens this game as 14-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 146.5.

The IPFW Mastodons stepped onto the hardwood against Detroit and took a loss by a score of 81-68 in their last contest. IPFW finished the contest having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 60) and made 10 out of their 35 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Mastodons knocked down 12 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 19 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning the defense, IPFW let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 of 61 shooting. Detroit dished out 15 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. On top of that, Detroit grabbed 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Detroit finished the game at 81.3% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 16 attempts. They converted 10 of 25 shots from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Mastodons ended up with 16 while Detroit finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Bobby Planutis is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up with 20 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up going 41.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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IPFW heads into this game after finishing with a record of 17-15 last year. They had an average of 73.9 pts per game (126th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Mastodons hit on 34.6% on shots from downtown (308 of 891) and 70.5% from the free throw line. As a squad, IPFW collected 35.6 boards per game and had 418 dimes last year, which was 201st in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a team committed 14.6 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Mastodons forced their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.2 personal fouls. They surrendered 30.2% from beyond the arc and they were 167th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (69.8). The Mastodons defense gave up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (847 of 1,909) and they relinquished 34.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were 120th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 395 surrendered last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a final score of 89-84 against Xavier. In the matter of cleaning the glass, DePaul allowed Xavier to snag 26 in all (10 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 45.0% from three-point range via 9 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Blue Demons permitted Xavier to make 30 of 61 tries from the field which left them shooting 49.2% in this game. When all was said and done, the Blue Demons went 35 for 57 from the field which had them sitting at 61.4%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, DePaul made 8 of 16 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. Xavier had 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Blue Demons were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the matchup.

Umoja Gibson was important for the Blue Demons in the matchup. He racked up 22 points in his 29 mins of playing time and totaled 6 assists in this matchup. He converted 9 of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and earned 1 rebound.

DePaul had a win-loss mark of 10-23 last season. The Blue Demons committed 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.8 times per contest (116th in D-1) and they turned it over 12.9 times per contest. DePaul had 2,349 points last year (71.2 per contest) and they collected 32.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Blue Demons connected on 42.7% from the field, which ranked them 288th in the nation.

The DePaul defense conceded 35.0% on 3-pointers (241 of 689) and their opponents connected on 71.1% of their foul shots. They allowed 14.2 dimes and 38.6 total boards per game, which was ranked 296th and 355th in D-1. The Blue Demons were ranked 343rd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 77.3. They were able to force 12.6 TO's every game and let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (297th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take IPFW (+14)

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