Morgan State Bears vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 12/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morgan State Bears vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (6-3) will compete against the Morgan State Bears (1-7) at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday.

The Morgan State Bears faced Longwood and took a loss by a final of 84-80 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bears ended up with 29 and Longwood totaled 15 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 15 tries from distance. Longwood finished 65.9% at the free throw line by converting 29 of 44 shots. Additionally, Longwood pulled down 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Longwood totaled 17 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Morgan State allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the field on 24 out of 47 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 24 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bears converted 20 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. Morgan State finished the game having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 of 59) and buried 6 of their 23 shots from downtown.

Elijah Davis is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished 57.1% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He played for 38 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He recorded 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Morgan State enters this game with a record of 1-7 for the campaign. They cough up possession 11.9 times per game and as a team are committing 21.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Morgan State is grabbing 32.4 rebounds per contest and has 102 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 346th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are connecting on 28.2% on three-point attempts (40 of 142) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.6 points per game (243rd in D-1) while hitting 43.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bears are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They rank 241st in college in allowing assists with 135 relinquished on the season. The Bears defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 49.4% (216 of 437) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from distance and they rank 333rd in college in points per game allowed (81.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the DePaul Blue Demons got the victory with a final of 76-72 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Blue Demons earned 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. Arkansas-Pine Bluff committed 28 fouls for this contest which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 41 tries. They were able to make 29 of those for a rate of 70.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, DePaul made 3 of 18 tries (16.7%). When all was said and done, the Blue Demons walked away from this one shooting 22 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.0%. The Blue Demons permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to convert 29 of their 60 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this game. They wrapped up this game 38.1% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 7 at the free throw line (85.7%). In reference to team rebounding, DePaul permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to get 29 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

N.J. Benson pitched in for the Blue Demons in this matchup. He made 11 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 73.3%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He recorded 26 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the contest.

DePaul has a mark of 6-3 on the season. The Blue Demons commit 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 17.3 times per game (50th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. DePaul has totaled 698 pts this season (77.6 per game) and they average 34.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Blue Demons are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which is 216th in college.

The Blue Demons on the defensive side of the court are 135th in college in points given up per game with 71.0. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (252nd in college). The DePaul defense surrenders 34.0% on 3-pointers (55 of 162) and opponents are converting on 71.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 15.0 assists and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 279th and 138th in the country.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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