DePaul Blue Demons vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Villanova Wildcats (10-5) will take on the DePaul Blue Demons (3-12) at Finneran Pavilion on Friday.

The DePaul Blue Demons faced off with Creighton and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-58 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Blue Demons left the arena with 15 and Creighton totaled 16 fouls. They buried 12 of their 32 tries from 3-point land. Creighton went 70.6% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of 17 attempts. In addition, Creighton grabbed 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Creighton totaled 19 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In terms of defense, DePaul allowed the other team to go 49.2% from the field on 30 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 12 dimes for this game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 30 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Blue Demons buried 9 of 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. DePaul wrapped up the game having earned a 37.9% FG percentage (22 out of 58) and buried 5 out of their 10 3-point shots.

Jaden Henley is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played 24 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished with 12 points on 3 out of 5 shooting.

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DePaul enters this game with a mark of 3-12 so far this year. They average 65.5 points per game (340th in Division 1) while going 42.9% from the field. The Blue Demons are connecting on 34.2% on shots from downtown (95 of 278) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, DePaul is grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game and has earned 202 assists for the campaign, which is 220th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Blue Demons are able to force 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 300th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (76.1). The Blue Demons defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (415 of 897) and they concede 36.1 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 299th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 227 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Villanova Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 81-71 when they played St. John's. The Wildcats were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. St. John's committed 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 76.5%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Villanova knocked down 6 of 28 tries (21.4%). In all, the Wildcats ended up shooting 26 out of 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.8%. The Wildcats allowed St. John's to knock down 29 of their 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.5% for this game. They shot 43.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 16 and ended up going 16 of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). In reference to rebounding, Villanova permitted St. John's to collect 36 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

TJ Bamba ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for the matchup. He made 8 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

Villanova has a win-loss record of 10-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats commit 15.6 fouls every game and they go 81.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per contest (296th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. Villanova has 1,094 pts for the year (72.9 per game) and they average 38.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 40.9% from the field, which is 326th in Division 1.

The Villanova defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (118 of 349) and their opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.3 assists and 34.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 147th and 158th in college basketball. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 44th in college hoops in points given up per game with 64.8. They have forced 12.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the floor (57th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villanova

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