Villanova Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: Youtube TV

Wintrust Arena is the site where the DePaul Blue Demons (7-9) will try to beat the Villanova Wildcats (8-8) on Tuesday.

The Villanova Wildcats played Xavier and took a loss by a score of 88-80 in their last contest. Villanova walked away from the contest with a 43.2% FG percentage (32 out of 74) and knocked down 9 of their 32 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 7 of 7 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 10 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Villanova allowed their opponent to shoot 54.4% from the floor on 31 of 57 shooting. Xavier earned 22 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Xavier totaled 35 boards (4 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Xavier ended up shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 21 attempts. They also converted 9 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 20 while Xavier totaled 13 personal fouls.

Cam Whitmore is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up shooting 61.1% from the field and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 minutes and collected 2 boards. He scored 26 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Villanova enters this game with a record of 8-8 this year. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Villanova is snagging 32.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 186 dimes so far this season, which is 296th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.3% on shots from distance (145 of 436) and 85.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.5 points per outing (186th in D-1) while hitting 43.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 fouls. They surrender 34.6% from 3-point land and they are 166th in the country in PPG from their opponents (68.3). The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.5% (394 of 905) and they concede 33.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 321st in D-1 in giving up assists with 242 relinquished for the season.

When they last played, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a score of 78-70 when they faced Butler. The Blue Demons were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. Butler earned 15 fouls in this contest which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, DePaul converted 6 out of 24 attempts (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Blue Demons shot 27 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0%. The Blue Demons permitted Butler to make 24 of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3% for this contest. They shot 46.7% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, DePaul allowed Butler to get 31 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Umoja Gibson was important for the Blue Demons for this contest. He converted 6 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and totaled 8 assists for the game.

DePaul has a win-loss record of 7-9 this season. The Blue Demons are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per game and they connect on 78.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per contest (183rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. DePaul has tallied 1,148 points on the season (71.8 per contest) and they pull down 33.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Blue Demons are hitting on 41.3% from the floor, which ranks 322nd in the nation.

The Blue Demons defensively are ranked 326th in college basketball in PPG given up with 75.6. They are forcing 13.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (288th in college hoops). The DePaul defense surrenders 36.3% on 3-point shots (118 of 325) and their opponents are making 69.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.5 assists and 38.4 boards every game, which is ranked 242nd and 344th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villanova

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