Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (0-3) are headed to Wintrust Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the DePaul Blue Demons (2-1).

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs took the court against Elon and went home with a loss by a final score of 95-84 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 17 while Elon had 12 fouls. They converted 16 out of their 31 attempts from 3-point range. Elon finished the game shooting 65.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 23 shots. Furthermore, Elon collected 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Elon recorded 18 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. In reference to defending, Gardner-Webb allowed the other team to shoot 54.2% from the field on 32 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes for this game while creating 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 9 of their 15 shots for a rate of 60.0%. Gardner-Webb finished having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (34 out of 73) and knocked down 7 of 27 3-point shots.

Jacob Hudson is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 32 mins played and collected 7 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Gardner-Webb heads into this game with a mark of 0-3 on the year. They average 66.7 points per contest (325th in college hoops) while going 38.7% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 29.2% on shots from 3-point land (19 of 65) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Gardner-Webb is pulling down 29.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 29 assists so far this season, which is 326th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 359th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 89 relinquished on the campaign. The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 52.8% (131 of 248) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 40.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 359th in college in points per game allowed (92.8).

In their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a final score of 81-79 against Northwestern. Regarding how they attacked the glass, DePaul permitted Northwestern to get 25 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 43.8% from three-point range via 7 of 16 and finished the contest at 16 out of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Blue Demons permitted Northwestern to bury 29 of their 50 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 58.0% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Demons finished the game shooting 25 out of 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4%. In the matter of three-point attempts, DePaul made 7 of 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Northwestern committed 26 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Blue Demons collected 18 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this contest.

Kruz McClure was important for the Blue Demons in the matchup. He made 3 of 6 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 1 rebound. He tallied 15 points in his 21 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for the matchup.

DePaul has a record of 2-1 this season. The Blue Demons have committed 18.3 fouls per contest while shooting 61.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (151st in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. DePaul has totaled 217 pts on the season (72.3 per game) and they average 40.3 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Demons are hitting on 40.5% from the field, which has them ranked 307th in college.

The DePaul defense gives up 37.5% on 3-point attempts (27 of 72) and their opponents are connecting on 67.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.8 assists and 32.8 rebounds every game, which ranks 167th and 105th in those defensive categories. The Blue Demons are ranked 110th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 68.3. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (199th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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