DePaul Blue Demons vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: ESPN+

UBS Arena is the location where the St. John's Red Storm (13-9) will attempt to beat the DePaul Blue Demons (3-19) on Tuesday.

The DePaul Blue Demons faced Xavier and took a loss by a final of 93-68 in their last contest. DePaul ended the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (19 out of 46) and made 4 of their 10 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Blue Demons buried 26 of 34 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 9 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to the defense, DePaul allowed 47.6% from the field on 30 out of 63 shooting. Xavier earned 19 assists and had 14 steals for the contest. Additionally, Xavier snagged 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Xavier went 88.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 25 shots. They made 11 of their 32 tries from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Blue Demons ended up finishing with 18 while Xavier recorded 21 personal fouls.

Jaden Henley is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up scoring 17 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins and snagged 2 boards. He finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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DePaul steps onto the hardwood with a record of 3-19 for the season. They are averaging 64.3 points per outing (348th in the nation) while hitting 42.1% from the floor. The Blue Demons are connecting on 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 401) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, DePaul is grabbing 29.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 274 dimes for the season, which is 263rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Demons are able to force 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They currently rank 342nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 346 conceded on the campaign. The Blue Demons defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.7% (628 of 1,317) and they surrender 36.5 boards per game as a unit. They concede 36.3% on 3-point shots while they are 342nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (79.4).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took a loss by a score of 77-64 when they played Connecticut. The Red Storm recorded 16 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 20 for the matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. Connecticut committed 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's buried 4 out of 14 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Red Storm ended up going 23 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.2%. The Red Storm allowed Connecticut to convert 25 out of their 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 49.0% for the game. They wrapped up this game 46.7% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 15 and finished the game at 20 out of 22 at the charity stripe (90.9%). In the matter of rebounds, St. John's permitted Connecticut to collect 35 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Daniss Jenkins pitched in for the Red Storm in the game. He earned 19 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accounted for 6 dimes for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

St. John's has a win-loss mark of 13-9 on the year. The Red Storm have committed 18.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (72nd in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. St. John's has totaled 1,685 points so far this year (76.6 per game) and they pull in 39.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Storm are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 208th in the nation.

The St. John's defense concedes 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (144 of 449) and their opponents are making 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.6 dimes and 34.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 157th and 179th in college hoops. The Red Storm are ranked 145th in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.7. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (101st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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