Providence Friars vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Wintrust Arena is the site where the DePaul Blue Demons (7-1) will compete against the Providence Friars (6-4) on Tuesday.

The Providence Friars played Rhode Island and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-63 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Friars walked away with 17 while Rhode Island finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 15 tries from long range. Rhode Island ended up going 63.2% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 19 tries. Moreover, Rhode Island snagged 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Rhode Island doled out 11 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. When it comes to defending, Providence allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 26 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Friars knocked down 8 of their 15 shots for a rate of 53.3%. Providence ended the game with a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 out of 57) and made 5 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Bensley Joseph is a player who was a factor for this game. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He recorded 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Providence will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 6-4 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Providence is pulling down 39.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 132 assists on the campaign, which ranks 185th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Friars are hitting 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (94 of 275) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 70.6 points per contest (288th in D-1) while hitting 43.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Friars have forced 10.0 turnovers every game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 43rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 95 relinquished so far this season. The Friars defense is giving up a FG percentage of 39.8% (223 of 560) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 30.1% from 3-point land while they are 33rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the DePaul Blue Demons took a defeat with a final score of 76-62 when they faced Texas Tech. In reference to how they attacked the glass, DePaul allowed Texas Tech to get 31 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 29.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 out of 17 and finished the contest at 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). The Blue Demons permitted Texas Tech to make 29 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Blue Demons ended up shooting 24 out of 57 from the field which had them at 42.1%. When talking about shooting from downtown, DePaul converted 11 of 35 tries (31.4%). They were able to convert 3 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Texas Tech was called for 10 personal fouls in the game which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 6 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Blue Demons snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the matchup.

Jacob Meyer ended up being important for the Blue Demons in the matchup. He made 5 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 19 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for the contest.

DePaul has a mark of 7-1 for the season. The Blue Demons are committing 16.4 fouls every game and they shoot 68.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.8 times per game (6th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. DePaul has totaled 678 pts on the year (84.8 per game) and they pull down 40.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Demons are hitting on 49.4% from the field, which has them ranked 32nd in the country.

The DePaul defense surrenders 27.8% on shots from 3-point land (45 of 162) and opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.4 dimes and 31.8 boards per game, which is 81st and 62nd in those categories. The Blue Demons on defense are ranked 57th in the country in PPG given up with 65.8. They are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (44th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Providence

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