Marquette Golden Eagles vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (14-2) are on their way to Wintrust Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the DePaul Blue Demons (9-8).

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Georgetown and earned the victory with a final of 74-66 in their last contest. Marquette walked away from the game having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (21 out of 59) and made 9 of 24 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 23 of 27 attempts for a rate of 85.2%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 16 steals. When talking about defense, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. Georgetown earned 13 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Georgetown had 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Georgetown finished the game shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by burying 10 of 12 tries. They also made 8 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 13 while Georgetown finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Chase Ross is one player who was a factor for this contest. He finished with 27 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 58.3% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Marquette will take the court with a win-loss record of 14-2 so far this season. They have an average of 80.0 pts per game (69th in college) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 32.8% on 3-point shots (153 of 467) and 76.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Marquette is pulling down 34.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 233 dimes this season, which ranks 182nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 9.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They rank 267th in D-1 in giving up assists with 238 relinquished on the year. The Golden Eagles are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (381 of 879) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 31.1% on shots from downtown while they are 54th in college in PPG from their opponents (66.4).

In their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons took a defeat with a final score of 77-63 when they played Xavier. The Blue Demons snagged 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 26 for the game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. Xavier committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.3%. In regard to 3-point attempts, DePaul made 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Blue Demons ended up going 21 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.6%. The Blue Demons permitted Xavier to bury 26 out of 54 attempts from the field which left them shooting 48.1% in this matchup. They finished 45.0% from distance by connecting on 9 of 20 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). When it comes to rebounding, DePaul permitted Xavier to pull down 33 in total (6 on the offensive side).

CJ Gunn ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons for the contest. He had 16 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He knocked down 6 of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

DePaul has a mark of 9-8 so far this year. The Blue Demons are committing 16.6 fouls per game and they hit 71.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per contest (28th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. DePaul has totaled 1,308 points this year (76.9 per contest) and they average 36.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Blue Demons are hitting on 44.5% from the field, which is ranked 206th in college.

The DePaul defense allows 36.5% on 3-point shots (124 of 340) and opponents are connecting on 67.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.8 assists and 33.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 297th and 157th in college hoops. The Blue Demons on the defensive end are ranked 245th in college in PPG given up with 73.5. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (288th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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