Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (9-6) will take on the Georgetown Hoyas (9-5) at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday.

The Georgetown Hoyas faced off with St. John's and ended up losing by a score of 95-83 in their last contest. Georgetown ended the contest having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 of 61) and buried 9 of their 21 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Hoyas converted 18 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 78.3%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing defense, Georgetown allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 30 of 60 shooting. St. John's totaled 20 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Furthermore, St. John's totaled 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. St. John's shot 76.9% from the free throw line by making 20 of their 26 attempts. They also made 15 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Hoyas ended up with 20 while St. John's finished the game with 19 fouls.

KJ Lewis is a player who was a factor in the game. He ended up going 44.4% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played 28 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He notched 27 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Georgetown comes into this one with a record of 9-5 for the season. They currently have an average of 79.8 points per contest (131st in college hoops) while hitting 44.7% from the field. The Hoyas are shooting 31.2% on 3-point shots (93 of 298) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgetown is snagging 36.9 boards per contest and has earned 226 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 132nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hoyas are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are ranked 130th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 186 surrendered so far this year. The Hoyas defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (354 of 822) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 35.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 232nd in college in points per game allowed (75.1).

For their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons went home victorious with a score of 86-77 when they played Xavier. The Blue Demons earned 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. Xavier was called for 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 31 shots. They were able to make 25 of those for a rate of 80.6%. When it comes to 3-pointers, DePaul converted 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Blue Demons finished 26 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Blue Demons allowed Xavier to bury 28 out of their 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.6% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from distance by going 11 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of how they rebounded, DePaul permitted Xavier to collect 31 in all (14 on the offensive side).

CJ Gunn was important for the Blue Demons for the matchup. He tallied 22 points in his 33 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for this contest. He converted 8 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 6 rebounds.

DePaul has a record of 9-6 on the season. The Blue Demons have committed 18.3 fouls per game and they go 69.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per game (98th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. DePaul has earned 1,123 points for the season (74.9 per contest) and they pull in 34.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Demons are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 211th in the nation.

The DePaul defense allows 34.4% on three-point shots (100 of 291) and opponents are converting on 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.7 assists and 35.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 217th and 216th in those defensive categories. The Blue Demons on defense are ranked 99th in college in PPG given up with 69.7. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (107th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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