Northwestern Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: truTV

The Northwestern Wildcats (3-0) are traveling to Wintrust Arena on Friday where they will take on the DePaul Blue Demons (2-1).

The Northwestern Wildcats played Cleveland State and walked away with a win by a score of 110-63 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats finished with 15 and Cleveland State racked up 17 fouls. They also made 10 of 29 tries from distance. Cleveland State walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of 13 tries. Moreover, Cleveland State pulled down 25 boards (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Cleveland State doled out 15 assists and had 4 steals in the game. With regard to defending, Northwestern allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 24 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 17 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. Northwestern ended the contest with a 60.3% FG percentage (41 of 68) and made 11 out of their 21 three-point shots.

Nick Martinelli is a player who came through in this matchup. He walked away with 21 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played 23 mins and collected 7 boards. He shot 64.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Northwestern comes into this one with a win-loss record of 3-0 so far this season. They average 85.3 points per contest (126th in D-1) while hitting 50.6% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 39.0% on 3-point shots (23 of 59) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northwestern is collecting 41.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 59 assists this year, which has them ranked 48th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 8.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 12.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They concede 28.6% from 3-point land and they are 8th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (54.0). The Wildcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 34.3% (61 of 178) and they concede 32.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are 211th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 40 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a score of 66-53 when they faced Buffalo. The Blue Demons corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the contest. They turned it over 18 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. Buffalo was called for 18 fouls in this matchup which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to convert 10 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, DePaul buried 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Demons shot 17 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Blue Demons permitted Buffalo to make 20 of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.5% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 41.2% from three-point range via 7 of 17 and ended up going 19 out of 27 at the free throw line (70.4%). In the matter of rebounds, DePaul permitted Buffalo to snag 32 in all (9 offensive).

N.J. Benson ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons for this contest. He earned 11 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this contest. He made 4 out of 7 in the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

DePaul has a mark of 2-1 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Demons are hitting on 40.5% from the field, which ranks them 307th in Division 1. DePaul has 217 points this season (72.3 per contest) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (151st in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Blue Demons are responsible for committing 18.3 personal fouls per game and they go 61.1% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Demons on the defensive side of the court are 70th in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.0. They have forced 14.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (104th in Division 1). The DePaul defense allows 35.7% from downtown (20 of 56) and their opponents are connecting on 67.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.3 dimes and 35.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 109th and 191st in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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