Providence Friars vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Wintrust Arena is the location where the DePaul Blue Demons (3-13) will meet the Providence Friars (11-6) on Wednesday.

The Providence Friars stepped onto the hardwood against Xavier and took a loss by a score of 85-65 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Friars ended up finishing with 13 while Xavier finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 24 shots from downtown. Xavier finished the game shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of 12 tries. On top of that, Xavier pulled down 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Xavier earned 11 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In reference to defense, Providence allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 32 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Friars buried 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. Providence wrapped up the contest with a 39.6% FG percentage (21 out of 53) and knocked down 8 of 30 shots from distance.

Josh Oduro is one guy who played a role in this contest. He recorded 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Providence will enter this matchup with a record of 11-6 so far this season. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Providence is pulling in 37.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 232 assists so far this season, which ranks 164th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Friars are shooting 32.4% on 3-point shots (136 of 420) and 67.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.5 points per contest (242nd in the nation) while connecting on 45.1% from the field.

On defense, the Friars are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They surrender 32.4% from 3-point land and they are 60th in college basketball in opponents points per game (65.9). The Friars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.7% (407 of 1,024) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 6th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 149 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a final score of 94-69 against Villanova. In regard to rebounds, DePaul allowed Villanova to snag 33 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 20 and ended up going 20 out of 21 at the charity stripe (95.2%). The Blue Demons allowed Villanova to bury 33 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.9% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Demons ended up going 25 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.3%. With regard to 3-point attempts, DePaul made 8 of 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Villanova had 14 fouls in this game which took the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. The Blue Demons corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in the matchup.

Da'Sean Nelson pitched in for the Blue Demons in this game. He racked up 20 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 7 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 58.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

DePaul has a win-loss record of 3-13 so far this season. The Blue Demons have committed 16.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (186th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. DePaul has accounted for 1,051 points for the season (65.7 per contest) and they pull in 30.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Blue Demons are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which ranks 266th in the nation.

The Blue Demons on defense are ranked 316th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 77.3. They have forced 10.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (337th in college hoops). The DePaul defense gives up 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 348) and their opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 15.1 assists and 35.9 boards per contest, which is 328th and 231st in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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