DePaul Blue Demons vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Marquette Golden Eagles (19-6) will compete against the DePaul Blue Demons (3-22) on Wednesday.

The DePaul Blue Demons took the court against Providence and took a loss by a score of 81-70 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Blue Demons left the arena with 19 while Providence accumulated 21 personal fouls. They made 13 of 34 tries from 3-point range. Providence ended up going 63.2% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 19 shots. In addition, Providence pulled down 39 boards (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Providence recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, DePaul allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 28 out of 60 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes in the matchup while creating 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Blue Demons made 15 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 65.2%. DePaul walked away from the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (25 out of 57) and made 5 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Elijah Fisher is a guy who was important in this contest. He finished with 15 points on 6 out of 6 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins played and grabbed 4 boards. He went 100.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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DePaul enters this one with a record of 3-22 on the year. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.9 fouls every game. As a team, DePaul is collecting 29.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 308 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 287th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Blue Demons are shooting 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (151 of 455) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 64.3 pts per game (352nd in D-1) while shooting 42.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Blue Demons are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 353rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (80.5). The Blue Demons defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.7% (721 of 1,510) and they concede 37.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 340th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 403 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-53 when they faced Connecticut. In regard to rebounding, Marquette allowed Connecticut to grab 39 in all (15 offensive). They finished shooting 36.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 30 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Golden Eagles allowed Connecticut to knock down 29 of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.0% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Golden Eagles finished the game shooting 21 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8%. In relation to three-point shots, Marquette made 5 of their 23 attempts (21.7%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Connecticut committed 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 8 tries. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Golden Eagles were able to pull down 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 25 for this game.

Kameron Jones ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for the game.

Marquette has a mark of 19-6 this year. The Golden Eagles commit 15.1 fouls per contest while shooting 72.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per game (32nd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. Marquette has totaled 1,943 points this year (77.7 per contest) and they collect 33.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Eagles are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 44th in the nation.

The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 88th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (125th in college hoops). The Marquette defense concedes 33.8% from downtown (208 of 616) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.4 assists and 35.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 304th and 199th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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