Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (8-24 last year) are hitting the road to Wintrust Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the DePaul Blue Demons (3-29 last season).

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles played Tennessee State and ended up losing by a score of 78-64 in their last contest. Southern Indiana finished the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (24 out of 52) and made 7 out of their 26 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Screaming Eagles made 9 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 23 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 13 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of the defense, Southern Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 23 out of 46 shooting. Tennessee State distributed 10 assists and had 11 steals in this game. Moreover, Tennessee State totaled 30 boards (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tennessee State finished shooting 79.4% from the free throw line by making 27 of their 34 tries. They knocked down 5 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Screaming Eagles walked away with 27 while Tennessee State totaled 17 personal fouls.

Ryan Hall is someone who came through in the game. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He recorded 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Southern Indiana will play this contest after finishing with a mark of 8-24 last season. They had an average of 68.6 points per outing (310th in Division 1) while hitting 40.7% from the field. The Screaming Eagles shot 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (215 of 664) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Southern Indiana grabbed 35.6 boards per contest and totaled 362 assists throughout last year, which ranked 323rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest and as a group committed 21.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Screaming Eagles forced 12.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 18.7 personal fouls. They relinquished 32.7% from beyond the arc and they were ranked 215th in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.0). The Screaming Eagles defensively gave up an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (757 of 1,781) and they surrendered 36.1 boards per game as a team. They were 72nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 385 conceded last season.

When they last played, the DePaul Blue Demons took a defeat with a final score of 58-57 against Villanova. Regarding how they rebounded, DePaul allowed Villanova to snag 32 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They went 31.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 35 and ended up shooting 3 out of 6 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Blue Demons allowed Villanova to make 22 out of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.3% for the matchup. Overall, the Blue Demons shot 22 out of 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 36.7%. In reference to shots from distance, DePaul made 9 out of 28 tries (32.1%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. Villanova had 11 fouls for the contest which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 5 shots. They turned the ball over 5 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Blue Demons were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game.

Jalen Terry ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons for this game. He accumulated 18 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists in the game. He buried 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 15 rebounds.

DePaul had a mark of 3-29 last season. When it comes to offense, the Blue Demons hit 42.3% from the floor, which ranked them 296th in college basketball. DePaul totaled 2,071 pts last season (64.7 per contest) and they grabbed 29.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 12.3 times per contest (257th in Division 1) and they turned the ball over 13.6 times per game. The Blue Demons committed 15.1 fouls every game while shooting 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Blue Demons on the defensive side of the court were 359th in college hoops in points given up per game with 81.8. They forced 9.9 TO's every game and let teams shoot 48.7% from the floor (358th in D-1). The DePaul defense conceded 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (305 of 801) and their opponents connected on 74.5% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 17.3 assists and 36.5 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 361st and 279th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Indiana

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