Eastern Illinois Panthers vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Illinois Panthers vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (3-0) are welcoming the Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-2) at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers played Indiana and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-55 in their last contest. Eastern Illinois finished with a 36.8% FG percentage (21 of 57) and converted 7 of their 20 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Panthers converted 6 of 9 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 24 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 8 assists for this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Eastern Illinois let their opponent shoot 61.3% from the field on 38 out of 62 shooting. Indiana earned 26 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. Moreover, Indiana pulled down 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Indiana finished the game at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 12 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 15 while Indiana racked up 14 personal fouls.

Nakyel Shelton is someone who played a role in the game. He went 43.8% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also collected 3 boards. He walked away with 17 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Eastern Illinois will enter this matchup with a record of 1-2 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Eastern Illinois is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 29 dimes for the campaign, which is 334th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are connecting on 34.8% from downtown (16 of 46) and 56.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.0 points per game (266th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.8% from the field.

On defense, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 311th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 51 relinquished on the season. The Panthers are allowing a FG percentage of 47.6% (91 of 191) and they surrender 41.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 352nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (87.7).

In their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons went home victorious with a score of 95-64 when they faced Mercer. When discussing rebounding, DePaul permitted Mercer to snag 29 in all (13 offensive). They finished 16.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 23 at the free throw line (52.2%). The Blue Demons allowed Mercer to make 24 of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Blue Demons walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.8%. When talking about shots from downtown, DePaul buried 9 out of 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 72.0%. Mercer had 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Blue Demons earned 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup.

N.J. Benson pitched in for the Blue Demons for the game. He converted 5 out of 9 for the contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He totaled 15 points in his 11 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

DePaul has a mark of 3-0 so far this season. The Blue Demons have committed 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 66.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 18.7 times per contest (45th in the country) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. DePaul has scored 267 points so far this year (89.0 per game) and they snag 41.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Blue Demons are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 85th in college basketball.

The Blue Demons on the defensive end are ranked 133rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (140th in D-1). The DePaul defense gives up 22.2% on three-point shots (12 of 54) and their opponents are connecting on 63.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.0 assists and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 65th and 115th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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