DePaul Blue Demons vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 1/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (9-9) are on their way to Capital One Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas (12-5).

The DePaul Blue Demons took the court against Marquette and took a loss by a final of 85-83 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Blue Demons ended up with 18 and Marquette had 13 fouls. They converted 13 of their 37 tries from distance. Marquette walked away from this one shooting 58.3% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 24 shots. Moreover, Marquette pulled down 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Marquette totaled 18 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. In reference to the defense, DePaul let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the floor on 29 of 68 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Blue Demons made 5 of their 8 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. DePaul finished the game having earned a 51.6% FG percentage (33 of 64) and made 12 of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

CJ Gunn is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He shot 42.9% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points on 9 out of 21 shooting.

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DePaul heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-9 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a group they commit 16.7 fouls per contest. As a team, DePaul is collecting 37.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 316 dimes for the campaign, which is 10th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Demons are hitting 37.3% from downtown (196 of 525) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.3 points per game (123rd in the country) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Demons are able to force 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.3% on shots from downtown while they are 258th in college in PPG allowed (74.1). The Blue Demons defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (493 of 1,097) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 321st in Division 1 in allowing assists with 269 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Georgetown Hoyas went home defeated by a final of 63-58 when they faced St. John's. The Hoyas corralled 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. St. John's committed 10 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hoyas to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Georgetown made 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). When the game finished, the Hoyas ended up shooting 24 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 41.4%. The Hoyas permitted St. John's to convert 23 of 66 tries from the floor which left them shooting 34.8% in this game. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 24 and finished the contest at 9 of 14 from the charity stripe (64.3%). In regard to team rebounding, Georgetown allowed St. John's to snag 30 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Micah Peavy ended up having an impact for the Hoyas in this contest. He accumulated 21 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 9 out of 20 for the matchup giving him a rate of 45.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Georgetown has a mark of 12-5 on the season. The Hoyas commit 15.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.4 times per contest (98th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Georgetown has scored 1,243 points on the campaign (73.1 per contest) and they snag 37.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Hoyas are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which is 101st in the nation.

The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 24th in college in points allowed per contest with 63.9. They have forced 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 38.2% from the field (12th in Division 1). The Georgetown defense allows 32.8% on shots from distance (126 of 384) and their opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.9 dimes and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 91st and 91st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take DePaul

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