Chicago State Cougars vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (14-20 last year) are welcoming the Chicago State Cougars (4-28 last season) at Wintrust Arena on Monday.

The Chicago State Cougars faced off with LIU and took a loss by a final of 68-57 in their last contest. Chicago State finished with a 37.7% FG percentage (20 of 53) and knocked down 6 of their 15 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cougars converted 11 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 20 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Chicago State let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the field on 30 of 66 shooting. LIU earned 12 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, LIU had 43 rebounds (16 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. LIU finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 5 tries. They knocked down 4 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 13 while LIU totaled 16 fouls.

Jalen Forrest is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He scored 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Chicago State heads into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 4-28 last season. They had an average of 62.5 pts per contest (359th in the country) while shooting 38.2% from the floor. The Cougars shot 30.6% from downtown (232 of 759) and 70.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago State collected 30.7 boards per contest and accounted for 344 dimes over the course of last year, which had them ranked 350th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They coughed up possession 12.9 times per game and as a team committed 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cougars were able to force their opponents into 12.6 turnovers every game and they drew 14.4 personal fouls. They surrendered 35.8% on shots from downtown and they were 336th in college in opponents points per game (78.7). The Cougars defense allowed a field goal percentage of 47.8% (883 of 1,846) and they relinquished 40.5 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 335th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 508 conceded throughout last year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the DePaul Blue Demons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-61 when they faced Cincinnati. In relation to rebounding, DePaul permitted Cincinnati to get 36 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 42.9% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 21 and finished the game at 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Blue Demons permitted Cincinnati to make 33 of their 67 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.3% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Blue Demons went 21 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, DePaul made 5 out of their 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. Cincinnati had 20 fouls for the game which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They turned it over 19 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Blue Demons pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the game.

CJ Gunn ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons for the game. He made 6 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

DePaul had a record of 14-20 last season. As an offense, the Blue Demons shot 44.6% from the field, which ranked 172nd in college. DePaul accounted for 2,463 pts throughout last year (72.4 per game) and they collected 34.4 boards per game. They earned an assist 15.4 times per contest (62nd in college) and they coughed up possession 12.5 times per game. The Blue Demons were responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per contest while shooting 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The DePaul defense allowed 34.7% on shots from distance (252 of 727) and their opponents made 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 14.9 dimes and 35.0 rebounds every game, which had them ranked 309th and 223rd in the country. The Blue Demons on the defensive end were ranked 251st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 74.5. They forced 10.7 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (271st in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago State

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