DePaul Blue Demons vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (7-7) are welcoming the DePaul Blue Demons (3-10) at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

The DePaul Blue Demons faced off with Connecticut and took a loss by a score of 85-56 in their last game. DePaul ended the contest having earned a 35.7% FG percentage (20 of 56) and knocked down 2 of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Blue Demons buried 14 of 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 8 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defense, DePaul let their opponent shoot 58.2% from the field on 32 out of 55 shooting. Connecticut recorded 23 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. Additionally, Connecticut had 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Connecticut went 90.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 10 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 26 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Blue Demons ended up finishing with 14 while Connecticut finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Da'Sean Nelson is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He finished with 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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DePaul heads into this game with a record of 3-10 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.2 fouls every game. As a unit, DePaul is pulling in 30.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 174 assists for the year, which has them ranked 245th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Demons are shooting 34.0% on 3-pointers (85 of 250) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 66.1 pts per game (335th in college basketball) while hitting 43.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Blue Demons are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are ranked 283rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 196 conceded on the season. The Blue Demons are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (362 of 785) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.6% from beyond the arc while they are 298th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.2).

For their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas took a loss by a final score of 77-60 when they faced Creighton. When talking about rebounding, Georgetown allowed Creighton to pull down 39 in total (11 on the offensive side). They shot 32.0% from downtown by hitting 8 of 25 and ended up shooting 3 out of 3 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Hoyas permitted Creighton to convert 33 of 59 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 55.9% for this contest. Overall, the Hoyas finished shooting 23 out of 60 from the field which had them shooting 38.3%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Georgetown knocked down 7 of 19 tries (36.8%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. Creighton was called for 10 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hoyas to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Hoyas recorded 14 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 21 in this matchup.

Rowan Brumbaugh ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for the game. He buried 7 of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 43.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes in this matchup.

Georgetown has a mark of 7-7 on the year. As an offensive team, the Hoyas are shooting 42.7% from the field, which is 276th in college hoops. Georgetown has tallied 1,018 points for the year (72.7 per contest) and they grab 36.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.1 times per game (216th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. The Hoyas commit 15.2 fouls per game and they shoot 70.3% from the free throw line.

The Georgetown defense concedes 29.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (89 of 298) and their opponents are connecting on 68.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.3 dimes and 35.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 230th and 205th in those categories on the defensive end. The Hoyas defensively are ranked 221st in college basketball in points given up per game with 72.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (279th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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