DePaul Blue Demons vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (5-9) will take on the DePaul Blue Demons (9-6) at Prudential Center on Wednesday.

The DePaul Blue Demons played Villanova and took a loss by a score of 100-56 in their last game. DePaul ended having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (20 out of 60) and made 7 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Blue Demons converted 9 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 26 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 8 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defense, DePaul allowed 59.7% from the floor on 37 of 62 shooting. Villanova distributed 24 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Villanova totaled 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Villanova ended up shooting 55.6% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 18 shots. They also buried 16 out of their 27 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Blue Demons walked away with 18 and Villanova recorded 16 fouls.

Jacob Meyer is one guy who played a role for the game. He finished 21.4% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up with 13 points on 3 of 14 shooting.

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DePaul steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 9-6 on the campaign. They have an average of 77.7 points per game (126th in Division 1) while connecting on 45.0% from the field. The Blue Demons are shooting 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (161 of 427) and 70.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, DePaul is pulling in 37.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 261 assists for the year, which is 24th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per game and as a team are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Demons are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 fouls. They rank 280th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 217 relinquished on the campaign. The Blue Demons are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.5% (409 of 920) and they surrender 33.8 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 34.9% on shots from distance while they are 219th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.5).

For their last game, the Seton Hall Pirates went home defeated by a final of 94-72 when they played Xavier. The Pirates were able to collect 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. Xavier was called for 22 fouls for this game which took the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to convert 20 of them for a rate of 83.3%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Seton Hall made 6 out of 13 tries (46.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pirates went 23 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. The Pirates permitted Xavier to convert 27 out of 47 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 57.4% for this game. They finished 47.6% from downtown via 10 of 21 and ended up shooting 30 out of 40 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Seton Hall allowed Xavier to get 27 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Isaiah Coleman ended up being a major contributor for the Pirates for the matchup. He buried 7 of 20 for this contest giving him a rate of 35.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for the matchup.

Seton Hall has a record of 5-9 for the season. As an offense, the Pirates are hitting on 39.5% from the floor, which is ranked 353rd in D-1. Seton Hall has accounted for 863 pts on the season (61.6 per game) and they average 34.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.2 times per contest (343rd in the country) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. The Pirates commit 18.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 63.7% from the free throw line.

The Seton Hall defense surrenders 33.8% on 3-point attempts (105 of 311) and their opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 31.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 105th and 36th in those categories on the defensive end. The Pirates on the defensive end are ranked 25th in college in PPG given up with 63.9. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (226th in the country).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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