Northwestern Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: FS1

The DePaul Blue Demons (2-7) will compete against the Northwestern Wildcats (7-2) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The Northwestern Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Chicago State and took a loss by a final of 75-73 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats finished with 14 and Chicago State accumulated 18 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 23 attempts from distance. Chicago State ended up going 86.4% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Chicago State snagged 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Chicago State dished out 13 dimes and had 13 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Northwestern allowed 48.0% from the floor on 24 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 23 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 13 of 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Northwestern ended the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and buried 8 of 17 3-pointers.

Boo Buie is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played for 38 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He went 47.1% from the field and also recorded 8 dimes.

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Northwestern comes into this one with a record of 7-2 on the season. They average 75.6 points per outing (166th in the nation) while connecting on 47.5% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (67 of 183) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northwestern is snagging 30.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 156 assists on the year, which has them ranked 84th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 8.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 153rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 118 relinquished for the campaign. The Wildcats are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.7% (204 of 467) and they surrender 33.2 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.9% on shots from distance while they are 89th in the country in points per game from their opponents (66.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the DePaul Blue Demons walked away with a victory by a final of 75-68 when they played Louisville. Concerning how they rebounded, DePaul allowed Louisville to pull down 29 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 26.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 out of 19 and finished the contest at 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Blue Demons allowed Louisville to make 25 out of 63 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7% for this game. Overall, the Blue Demons finished 25 for 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.0%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, DePaul converted 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 70.8%. Louisville committed 21 fouls for the game which took the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Blue Demons were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup.

Jeremiah Oden ended up having an impact for the Blue Demons for the game. He made 8 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 38 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the contest.

DePaul has a record of 2-7 for the campaign. As an offense, the Blue Demons are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which is 154th in the nation. DePaul has tallied 639 pts on the season (71.0 per contest) and they pull in 31.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.9 times per contest (101st in college hoops) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. The Blue Demons have committed 17.8 fouls per contest while shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The DePaul defense gives up 36.0% on three-point shots (64 of 178) and their opponents are converting on 68.6% of their foul shots. They concede 14.7 dimes and 36.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 307th and 230th in those categories on the defensive end. The Blue Demons defensively are ranked 327th in college basketball in points given up per game with 78.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (328th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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