Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Bowling Green, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (17-13) are hitting the road to Wintrust Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the DePaul Blue Demons (12-18).

The Georgetown Hoyas faced Villanova and walked away with a win by a score of 75-73 in their last contest. Georgetown walked away from the contest having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (26 of 58) and made 14 of their 31 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hoyas made 9 of 10 shots for a percentage of 90.0%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. In the matter of the defense, Georgetown let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. Villanova doled out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. On top of that, Villanova snagged 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Villanova finished the game at 68.8% from the free throw line by making 11 of 16 attempts. They also made 8 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Hoyas walked away with 12 while Villanova had 12 personal fouls.

Jayden Epps is a player who was a contributor for this game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He played 31 mins and also pulled down 1 rebound. He recorded 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Georgetown steps onto the court with a mark of 17-13 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Georgetown is pulling down 35.4 boards per game and has totaled 435 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 135th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hoyas are connecting on 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (215 of 674) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They average 71.6 points per game (251st in Division 1) while hitting 44.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Hoyas are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.0 fouls. They relinquish 33.3% on shots from downtown while they are 71st in D-1 in opponents points per game (68.3). The Hoyas defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (722 of 1,719) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are 157th in D-1 in giving up assists with 387 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the DePaul Blue Demons went home victorious with a score of 80-77 when they faced Providence. In reference to cleaning up the glass, DePaul permitted Providence to pull down 29 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Blue Demons allowed Providence to knock down 28 out of 56 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.0% for this contest. Overall, the Blue Demons ended up going 30 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.6%. In terms of three-point shots, DePaul made 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Providence committed 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Blue Demons were able to corral 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the game.

CJ Gunn ended up having an impact for the Blue Demons for the contest. He made 8 of 13 for the contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for this game.

DePaul has a mark of 12-18 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Demons are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 224th in college hoops. DePaul has earned 2,167 points on the season (72.2 per contest) and they pull down 34.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per contest (72nd in college) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. The Blue Demons are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they hit 70.9% from the free throw line.

The DePaul defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (219 of 626) and opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their foul shots. They give up 15.0 assists and 34.9 boards per game, which is 313th and 218th in the country. The Blue Demons on the defensive side of the court are 243rd in the nation in points given up per game with 74.0. They have forced 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (282nd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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