Seton Hall Pirates vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (13-8) are traveling to Wintrust Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the DePaul Blue Demons (3-17).

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with Marquette and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-57 in their last game. Seton Hall ended having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 of 52) and made 3 out of their 16 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pirates made 12 of their 12 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 31 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 out of 58 shooting. Marquette distributed 17 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Moreover, Marquette grabbed 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Marquette finished 58.3% from the charity stripe by making 7 of 12 shots. They knocked down 8 of their 18 tries from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Pirates walked away with 14 while Marquette totaled 11 fouls.

Jaden Bediako is one player who played a role in this game. He finished with 18 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Seton Hall enters this game with a mark of 13-8 so far this year. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Seton Hall is pulling in 38.5 boards per game and has totaled 268 dimes this year, which is 198th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are hitting 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (116 of 359) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.6 points per contest (203rd in the nation) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Pirates are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 316th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 302 conceded on the year. The Pirates defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.1% (520 of 1,234) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 136th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (70.2).

When they last played, the DePaul Blue Demons took a defeat with a final score of 85-62 when they played Creighton. In reference to how they rebounded, DePaul allowed Creighton to grab 38 in total (7 offensive). They went 35.3% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 34 and finished the contest at 11 of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Blue Demons allowed Creighton to bury 31 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Demons went 23 out of 61 from the field which had them at 37.7%. Concerning 3-point attempts, DePaul buried 3 out of 13 attempts (23.1%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 92.9%. Creighton was called for 9 personal fouls in this game which took the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Blue Demons earned 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 in this contest.

Elijah Fisher ended up having an impact for the Blue Demons for the game. He made 6 of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in the matchup.

DePaul has a mark of 3-17 for the season. As an offensive team, the Blue Demons are shooting 43.1% from the field, which ranks them 274th in the nation. DePaul has totaled 1,308 points this season (65.4 per game) and they collect 29.9 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.1 times per game (202nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. The Blue Demons are committing 16.0 fouls per game and they go 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The DePaul defense gives up 36.9% on 3-point attempts (171 of 463) and their opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 15.8 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is 346th and 242nd in college basketball. The Blue Demons are ranked 337th in the country in PPG surrendered with 79.1. They are able to force 10.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (348th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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