Loyola Greyhounds vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 12/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Greyhounds vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Greyhounds (5-5) are en route to Wintrust Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the DePaul Blue Demons (8-4).

The Loyola Greyhounds faced off with Hampton and ended up losing by a score of 76-68 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Greyhounds ended up finishing with 22 and Hampton totaled 23 personal fouls. They also made 3 of 15 attempts from distance. Hampton finished shooting 82.9% at the free throw line by burying 29 of their 35 attempts. Moreover, Hampton grabbed 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Hampton recorded 8 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Loyola allowed 39.3% from the field on 22 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 2 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Greyhounds made 13 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. Loyola finished the contest with a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and buried 5 out of their 16 3-pointers.

Milos Ilic is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He finished shooting 64.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and collected 8 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Loyola heads into this one with a record of 5-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 70.7 points per contest (289th in D-1) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Greyhounds are shooting 29.1% on shots from downtown (72 of 247) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Loyola is snagging 36.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 130 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 345th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a team they commit 16.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Greyhounds are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They give up 28.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 115th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.7). Greyhounds defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.1% (244 of 566) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 34th in the nation in allowing assists with 124 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the DePaul Blue Demons went home defeated by a final of 84-64 when they faced Northwestern. In relation to team rebounding, DePaul permitted Northwestern to pull down 28 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 41.7% from 3-point land by going 5 of 12 and finished the contest at 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Blue Demons allowed Northwestern to convert 34 out of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Blue Demons finished 20 for 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.0%. In relation to shots from distance, DePaul converted 12 out of their 27 tries (44.4%). They were able to convert 12 of those for a rate of 80.0%. Northwestern earned 11 fouls in this matchup which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Blue Demons corralled 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this game.

Jacob Meyer ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons in the game. He made 6 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

DePaul has a mark of 8-4 for the year. The Blue Demons commit 16.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 69.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.3 times per contest (16th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. DePaul has totaled 957 points this season (79.8 per contest) and they average 37.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Demons are shooting 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 129th in college.

The DePaul defense concedes 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (68 of 225) and their opposition makes 67.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.0 dimes and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 185th and 127th in those categories on the defensive end. The Blue Demons defensively are ranked 156th in college in PPG surrendered with 70.1. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (172nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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