Northern Illinois Huskies vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (5-0) will try to beat the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-3) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The Northern Illinois Huskies faced off with Elon and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-48 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Huskies finished with 20 and Elon finished the game with 14 fouls. They also knocked down 7 of 21 shots from 3-point land. Elon finished 81.5% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 27 attempts. In addition, Elon pulled down 51 rebounds (12 offensive, 39 defensive), but didn't have a block. Elon distributed 9 assists and had 8 steals for this game. In reference to the defense, Northern Illinois allowed 46.9% from the field on 23 of 49 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 23 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Huskies converted 3 of 10 shots for a percentage of 30.0%. Northern Illinois wrapped up the game with a 30.5% field goal percentage (18 of 59) and converted 9 out of their 27 three-point shots.

James Dent Jr. is someone who was a factor in the game. He racked up 16 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He played 34 mins played and also totaled 3 boards. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and totaled 4 dimes.

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Northern Illinois will enter this contest with a mark of 2-3 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Northern Illinois is collecting 34.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 64 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 197th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Huskies are shooting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 126) and 64.8% from the free throw line. They average 71.4 points per game (276th in Division 1) while shooting 44.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Huskies are forcing 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They rank 131st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 51 relinquished on the year. The Huskies are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.0% (109 of 266) and they concede 36.6 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 36.5% from 3-point land while they are 112th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the DePaul Blue Demons took home the win by a final score of 78-69 when they faced Eastern Illinois. The Blue Demons corralled 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game. They also coughed it up 16 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Eastern Illinois committed 19 fouls in this contest which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 73.9%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, DePaul converted 15 of their 39 tries (38.5%). Overall, the Blue Demons ended up going 23 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4%. The Blue Demons allowed Eastern Illinois to convert 23 out of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 40.4% in the matchup. They finished shooting 46.7% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 15 and finished the contest at 16 out of 17 from the free throw line (94.1%). In relation to cleaning the glass, DePaul permitted Eastern Illinois to get 29 in all (7 offensive).

Jacob Meyer was important for the Blue Demons in this contest. He converted 5 out of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

DePaul has a mark of 5-0 this year. The Blue Demons have committed 16.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 69.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 19.4 times per game (23rd in the country) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. DePaul has accounted for 429 pts so far this season (85.8 per contest) and they collect 40.2 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Blue Demons are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which ranks them 66th in the country.

The Blue Demons defensively are ranked 87th in the country in points given up per game with 65.6. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.1% from the field (87th in college basketball). The DePaul defense allows 27.8% on shots from distance (25 of 90) and their opponents are converting on 68.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 10.2 dimes and 31.8 rebounds every game, ranking them 60th and 77th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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