Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: truTV

Wintrust Arena is where the DePaul Blue Demons (2-0) will try to defeat the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (2-0) on Monday.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs played Mississippi University for Women and went home with a win by a final score of 103-47 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 16 while Mississippi University for Women accumulated 24 fouls. They made 1 out of their 13 tries from distance. Mississippi University for Women shot 84.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of 19 attempts. In addition, Mississippi University for Women collected 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Mississippi University for Women distributed 5 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Alabama A&M allowed 30.0% from the floor on 15 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 28 turnovers and having 18 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 18 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 56.3%. Alabama A&M ended with a 50.7% FG percentage (38 out of 75) and converted 9 of 21 shots from downtown.

Devin Brown is a player who played a role in this game. He shot 55.6% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He played 21 mins and collected 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Alabama A&M enters this matchup with a mark of 2-0 on the campaign. They average 96.5 pts per game (53rd in the nation) while going 50.4% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 29.5% on 3-point shots (13 of 44) and 62.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Alabama A&M is grabbing 51.0 boards per game and has accounted for 42 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 30th in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a group are committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 22.5 turnovers every game while drawing 23.0 fouls. They currently rank 88th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 15 surrendered on the year. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 31.9% (36 of 113) and they surrender 32.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 21.2% on shots from downtown and they are 27th in college in PPG from their opponents (52.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the DePaul Blue Demons walked away with a victory by a final of 82-80 when they played South Florida. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, DePaul permitted South Florida to grab 26 in all (7 on the offensive side). They shot 34.6% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Blue Demons permitted South Florida to convert 28 of their 58 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.3% in the game. Overall, the Blue Demons finished 28 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, DePaul buried 14 out of 32 tries (43.8%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.6%. South Florida had 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Blue Demons earned 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the game.

Noah Meeusen ended up having an impact for the Blue Demons for this game. He knocked down 4 of 9 for this contest giving him a rate of 44.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He recorded 13 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 7 assists for this contest.

DePaul has a win-loss mark of 2-0 so far this year. The Blue Demons commit 15.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.0 times per game (129th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest. DePaul has totaled 157 pts for the campaign and they average 37.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Blue Demons are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which has them ranked 233rd in college.

The DePaul defense allows 33.3% on 3-pointers (18 of 54) and opponents are making 69.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 35.0 total boards per game, which is 232nd and 194th in college. The Blue Demons on defense are ranked 161st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 69.0. They are able to force 9.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (164th in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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