UConn Huskies vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/31/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UConn Huskies vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: fuboTV

The UConn Huskies (16-6) are traveling to Wintrust Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the DePaul Blue Demons (9-13).

The UConn Huskies faced off with Xavier and took a loss by a score of 82-79 in their last game. UConn finished with a 41.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 61) and buried 10 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 19 of their 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 28 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists for this game while creating 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defending, UConn let their opponent shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. Xavier earned 17 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Xavier collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Xavier ended up going 76.9% at the free throw line by making 10 of their 13 shots. They also made 10 out of their 20 tries from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Huskies finished with 18 and Xavier accounted for 19 fouls.

Jordan Hawkins is someone who played a role for the contest. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 37 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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UConn will take the court with a win-loss record of 16-6 for the campaign. They have an average of 79.3 pts per contest (31st in Division 1) while connecting on 45.7% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 35.3% from downtown (201 of 569) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a team, UConn is collecting 38.9 boards per game and has accounted for 383 assists this year, which is 10th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Huskies are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 fouls. They rank 6th in college hoops in giving up assists with 192 surrendered for the year. The Huskies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.6% (481 of 1,184) and they relinquish 31.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 28.3% on three-point shots while they are 51st in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.4).

When they last played, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a score of 89-69 when they played Marquette. The Blue Demons corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. Marquette had 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a rate of 76.9%. With respect to shots from distance, DePaul knocked down 9 out of 23 attempts (39.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Demons ended up shooting 25 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6%. The Blue Demons permitted Marquette to convert 34 of their 63 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 54.0% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from three-point range by connecting on 15 out of 36 and finished the contest at 6 of 12 at the charity stripe (50.0%). When discussing team rebounding, DePaul allowed Marquette to snag 36 in all (12 offensive).

Umoja Gibson ended up having an impact for the Blue Demons in the matchup. He scored 25 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 out of 12 in the game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

DePaul has a record of 9-13 on the year. The Blue Demons commit 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.6 times per contest (156th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. DePaul has scored 1,572 points on the campaign (71.5 per game) and they pull in 32.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Blue Demons are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which has them ranked 295th in the nation.

The Blue Demons on defense are ranked 326th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 75.5. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (287th in the country). The DePaul defense allows 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (162 of 455) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.7 dimes and 38.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 258th and 350th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UConn

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