DePaul Blue Demons vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (19-11) host the DePaul Blue Demons (3-27) at Prudential Center on Saturday.

The DePaul Blue Demons faced off with St. John's and took a loss by a final of 104-77 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Blue Demons finished with 14 and St. John's totaled 15 fouls. They also made 12 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. St. John's finished the game shooting 62.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 16 tries. In addition, St. John's pulled down 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. John's doled out 26 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, DePaul allowed the other team to shoot 60.3% from the floor on 41 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes in the game while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 18 with 1 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Blue Demons converted 11 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. DePaul walked away from the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (28 of 55) and made 10 of 17 shots from 3-point land.

Chico Carter is someone who was a factor in this contest. He was able to score 23 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 35 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He finished 58.3% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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DePaul steps onto the court with a record of 3-27 this season. They average 65.1 points per outing (347th in Division 1) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Blue Demons are shooting 33.6% on 3-point shots (185 of 551) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, DePaul is pulling down 29.7 boards per game and has 371 assists on the year, which ranks 253rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Blue Demons are forcing their opponents into 9.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 360th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 516 relinquished on the year. The Blue Demons defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.9% (897 of 1,836) and they concede 36.8 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 38.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 361st in the country in opponents PPG (82.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seton Hall Pirates took home the win by a final score of 66-56 against Villanova. The Pirates pulled down 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Villanova committed 20 personal fouls for this game which took the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Seton Hall made 9 of their 23 tries (39.1%). When the game finished, the Pirates walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 51 from the floor which had them shooting 39.2%. The Pirates allowed Villanova to knock down 19 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.2% for the contest. They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 out of 27 and ended up shooting 9 of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Seton Hall permitted Villanova to collect 27 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Kadary Richmond was important for the Pirates for this game. He earned 20 points in his 38 mins of playing time and earned 5 assists for the matchup. He converted 6 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a mark of 19-11 so far this season. The Pirates are responsible for committing 15.5 fouls every game and they connect on 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per game (265th in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per game. Seton Hall has accounted for 2,171 pts on the year (72.4 per game) and they snag 37.7 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Pirates are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which is 178th in college hoops.

The Pirates are ranked 114th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (76th in college hoops). The Seton Hall defense gives up 33.8% from downtown (253 of 748) and opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.2 dimes and 32.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 294th and 56th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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