DePaul Blue Demons vs Providence Friars Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (12-11) are headed to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday where they will take on the Providence Friars (10-13).

The DePaul Blue Demons played St. John's and went home with a loss by a final score of 68-56 in their last contest. DePaul walked away from the game having earned a 34.6% field goal percentage (18 out of 52) and made 5 out of their 20 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Blue Demons converted 15 of 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 8 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about the defense, DePaul allowed the other team to go 35.0% from the field on 21 out of 60 shooting. St. John's earned 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, St. John's grabbed 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. John's finished the game shooting 69.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 29 attempts. They knocked down 6 out of their 20 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Blue Demons ended up finishing with 22 and St. John's recorded 19 personal fouls.

Layden Blocker is someone who was a factor for this contest. He finished shooting 37.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He played 30 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He accounted for 13 points on 3 out of 8 shooting.

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DePaul will take the court with a mark of 12-11 on the season. They average 71.7 points per game (288th in Division 1) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Blue Demons are shooting 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (174 of 514) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a team, DePaul is pulling in 33.7 boards per game and is sitting with 355 assists for the year, which is 95th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Blue Demons are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 221st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 317 surrendered on the year. The Blue Demons defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (549 of 1,296) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a unit. They give up 34.7% from 3-point land and they are 71st in the nation in points per game allowed (69.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Providence Friars took home the win by a final score of 97-87 when they played Butler. In reference to rebounding, Providence permitted Butler to grab 31 overall (10 on the offensive side). They shot 28.6% from beyond the perimeter via 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 23 out of 34 from the free throw line (67.6%). The Friars permitted Butler to bury 29 out of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6% for the contest. In all, the Friars shot 31 for 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.0%. When discussing 3-point shots, Providence buried 9 of 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Butler committed 28 fouls in the game which got the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 39 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Friars corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the matchup.

Jaylin Sellers pitched in for the Friars in the matchup. He converted 11 out of 20 for this game giving him a rate of 55.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He accumulated 36 points in his 43 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in this matchup.

Providence has a record of 10-13 on the season. The Friars are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they go 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per game (121st in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. Providence has tallied 2,034 points for the season (88.4 per contest) and they grab 39.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Friars are shooting 47.7% from the field, which is ranked 54th in the nation.

The Providence defense gives up 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (235 of 623) and their opponents are making 71.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 16.9 assists and 36.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 349th and 303rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Friars on defense are ranked 360th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 86.2. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (218th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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