DePaul Blue Demons vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

Madison Square Garden is the site where the Villanova Wildcats (17-14) will go up against the DePaul Blue Demons (3-28) on Wednesday.

The DePaul Blue Demons faced off with Seton Hall and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-62 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Blue Demons finished with 13 and Seton Hall racked up 15 fouls. They made 12 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. Seton Hall finished the game shooting 87.5% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 16 attempts. Furthermore, Seton Hall had 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Seton Hall totaled 19 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, DePaul allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 30 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 18 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Blue Demons made 14 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. DePaul ended the contest with a 43.8% field goal percentage (21 out of 48) and made 6 of their 18 3-point shots.

Chico Carter is one guy who played a role in this contest. He shot 54.5% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He accumulated 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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DePaul will play this contest with a win-loss record of 3-28 so far this season. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, DePaul is pulling down 29.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 378 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 272nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Demons are hitting 33.6% from downtown (191 of 569) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They average 65.0 points per contest (347th in the country) on 42.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Blue Demons are forcing 9.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 fouls. They give up 38.4% on three-point shots and they rank 360th in college basketball in PPG allowed (82.5). The Blue Demons defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.9% (927 of 1,896) and they surrender 36.6 boards per game as a squad. They rank 358th in the country in giving up assists with 535 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Villanova Wildcats took a defeat with a final score of 69-67 when they played Creighton. Regarding rebounding, Villanova permitted Creighton to snag 31 overall (4 offensive). They went 35.1% from 3-point land by hitting 13 of 37 and ended up shooting 2 of 3 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Wildcats permitted Creighton to knock down 27 of 60 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats ended up shooting 27 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Villanova converted 9 of 20 attempts (45.0%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Creighton earned 6 fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 4 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 1 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup.

Eric Dixon pitched in for the Wildcats in this contest. He converted 9 out of 17 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He recorded 25 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and earned 2 assists in this game.

Villanova has a win-loss mark of 17-14 on the year. The Wildcats commit 15.4 fouls per game while shooting 81.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per game (220th in the country) and they cough up possession 9.5 times per game. Villanova has tallied 2,204 points so far this season (71.1 per game) and they grab 34.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which is ranked 283rd in the nation.

The Villanova defense surrenders 32.6% on 3-pointers (256 of 786) and their opponents are connecting on 73.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.2 dimes and 33.8 total boards per game, ranking them 208th and 132nd in the nation. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 65.6. They are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (42nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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