Seton Hall Pirates vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: Youtube TV

Wintrust Arena is the location where the DePaul Blue Demons (8-9) will attempt to defeat the Seton Hall Pirates (10-8) on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Georgetown and earned the victory with a final of 66-51 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Pirates finished with 10 while Georgetown had 7 fouls. They also made 4 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Georgetown walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 9 attempts. On top of that, Georgetown collected 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Georgetown doled out 8 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Seton Hall allowed their opponent to shoot 31.3% from the field on 20 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pirates made 9 of their 10 shots for a rate of 90.0%. Seton Hall walked away from the contest having earned a 38.1% FG percentage (24 out of 63) and converted 9 out of their 24 3-point shots.

Al-Amir Dawes is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 31 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Seton Hall enters this game with a win-loss record of 10-8 for the campaign. They are averaging 69.6 points per outing (237th in the country) on 43.9% from the field. The Pirates are hitting 31.2% on 3-point shots (108 of 346) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seton Hall is collecting 37.3 boards per game and has totaled 224 dimes this year, which is 172nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 27.9% on shots from distance and they rank 49th in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.6). The Pirates defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.7% (409 of 1,030) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 233rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 220 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the DePaul Blue Demons took home the win by a final score of 75-65 against Villanova. The Blue Demons pulled down 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. Villanova was called for 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, DePaul converted 9 of 23 attempts (39.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Blue Demons went 25 out of 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Blue Demons allowed Villanova to convert 23 of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.1% for the contest. They finished 28.0% from distance by going 7 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, DePaul allowed Villanova to collect 34 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Da'Sean Nelson ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Demons for this game. He earned 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 9 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

DePaul has a win-loss mark of 8-9 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Blue Demons are shooting 41.5% from the field, which ranks 317th in the country. DePaul has accounted for 1,223 points so far this year (71.9 per contest) and they average 33.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per contest (179th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per contest. The Blue Demons commit 17.9 fouls every game and they shoot 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The DePaul defense allows 35.7% on 3-point shots (125 of 350) and their opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.4 dimes and 38.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 236th and 342nd in the nation. The Blue Demons defensively are ranked 320th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 74.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (280th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take DePaul

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