Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (3-23) will compete against the Georgetown Hoyas (8-18) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The Georgetown Hoyas faced St. John's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-85 in their last game. Georgetown ended having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (31 of 66) and converted 10 of their 20 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hoyas knocked down 13 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 28 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 assists for the contest while creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Georgetown allowed the other team to go 57.6% from the floor on 34 out of 59 shooting. St. John's doled out 16 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In addition, St. John's grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. St. John's shot 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 21 attempts. They also converted 7 out of their 16 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Hoyas left the arena with 20 while St. John's finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Jayden Epps is one guy who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 31 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He went 60.0% from the floor and earned 7 assists.

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Georgetown heads into this game with a record of 8-18 for the year. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Georgetown is pulling in 34.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 324 assists on the year, which has them ranked 264th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Hoyas are hitting 34.2% on 3-pointers (214 of 626) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.5 pts per contest (252nd in the country) while connecting on 41.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Hoyas are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They give up 34.7% from 3-point land while they are 316th in college hoops in PPG allowed (77.4). The Hoyas defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.6% (739 of 1,521) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 333rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 406 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the DePaul Blue Demons went home defeated by a final of 105-71 when they played Marquette. The Blue Demons corralled 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. Marquette was called for 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, DePaul converted 4 of their 16 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Demons ended up going 22 out of 54 from the floor which had them at 40.7%. The Blue Demons allowed Marquette to bury 44 of 74 tries from the field which left them shooting 59.5% in this contest. They finished 40.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 out of 32 and finished the contest at 4 of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). When discussing rebounding, DePaul allowed Marquette to pull down 27 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Elijah Fisher ended up having an impact for the Blue Demons for the matchup. He recorded 19 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 3 of 7 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and earned 4 rebounds.

DePaul has a record of 3-23 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Demons are hitting on 42.0% from the field, which is ranked 310th in the nation. DePaul has scored 1,678 pts for the year (64.5 per contest) and they pull in 29.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.1 times per contest (282nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per game. The Blue Demons commit 15.7 fouls per contest while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The DePaul defense surrenders 37.2% on three-point shots (240 of 646) and their opposition knocks down 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 16.7 assists and 36.9 boards every game, which ranks them 359th and 288th in those categories on the defensive end. The Blue Demons on the defensive end are ranked 356th in college hoops in PPG given up with 81.5. They have forced 10.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (355th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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