Marquette Golden Eagles vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/16/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Friday, January 16, 2026

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Wintrust Arena is the site where the DePaul Blue Demons (10-7) will meet the Marquette Golden Eagles (6-12) on Friday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against St. John's and ended up losing by a score of 92-68 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 17 while St. John's recorded 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. St. John's shot 87.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of their 24 shots. On top of that, St. John's grabbed 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. John's doled out 20 assists and had 9 steals for this game. With regard to defense, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 50.8% from the field on 33 out of 65 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 22 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles buried 17 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 63.0%. Marquette walked away from the game with a 46.9% field goal percentage (23 of 49) and knocked down 5 of their 15 three-point attempts.

Chase Ross is one guy who came through in this matchup. He recorded 20 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Marquette will play this contest with a win-loss record of 6-12 for the year. They currently have an average of 74.3 points per contest (244th in Division 1) while going 40.7% from the field. The Golden Eagles are hitting 30.0% on 3-point shots (141 of 470) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Marquette is snagging 36.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 264 dimes so far this season, which is 133rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Golden Eagles have forced 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They surrender 33.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 281st in D-1 in PPG allowed (77.2). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.1% (491 of 1,089) and they relinquish 38.4 boards per contest as a team. They rank 331st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 285 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons took a defeat with a final score of 72-60 when they faced Connecticut. When discussing attacking the glass, DePaul allowed Connecticut to collect 26 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 15 and finished the game at 16 of 19 at the charity stripe (84.2%). The Blue Demons permitted Connecticut to convert 25 of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Demons finished shooting 22 for 47 from the floor which had them at 46.8%. In the matter of three-point shots, DePaul knocked down 4 of 13 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.6%. Connecticut was called for 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Blue Demons snagged 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 for this game.

Layden Blocker was important for the Blue Demons in this matchup. He earned 16 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup. He buried 5 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

DePaul has a record of 10-7 for the year. The Blue Demons have committed 18.4 fouls every game while shooting 69.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per game (94th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. DePaul has scored 1,239 pts this year (72.9 per game) and they collect 33.9 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Blue Demons are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 227th in college.

The Blue Demons defensively are ranked 67th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 68.6. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (70th in Division 1). The DePaul defense gives up 33.6% on 3-point attempts (107 of 318) and their opposition makes 72.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.2 assists and 35.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 177th and 218th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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