West Georgia Wolves vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Georgia Wolves vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (16-16 last season) welcome the West Georgia Wolves (15-17 last year) at Wintrust Arena on Monday.

The West Georgia Wolves stepped onto the hardwood against Queens and took a loss by a final of 71-63 in their last game. West Georgia finished the game with a 34.7% FG percentage (25 of 72) and made 3 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Wolves made 10 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 6 assists in this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, West Georgia allowed 42.9% from the floor on 24 out of 56 shooting. Queens recorded 15 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. Additionally, Queens pulled down 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Queens finished 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 14 of their 21 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Wolves finished with 17 and Queens totaled 14 fouls.

Josh Smith is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 30.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points on 6 out of 20 shooting.

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West Georgia comes into this game after finishing with a record of 15-17 last year. They turned it over 11.3 times per game and as a group committed 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, West Georgia pulled down 37.0 boards per game and tallied 408 assists throughout last season, which was 278th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wolves shot 33.6% on three-point attempts (227 of 675) and 70.0% from the free throw line. They had an average of 76.6 pts per game (158th in Division 1) while going 44.7% from the field.

When they were on the defensive end, the Wolves were able to force 10.6 turnovers every game and they drew 16.9 fouls. They gave up 33.1% on 3-pointers while they were 321st in D-1 in opponents points per game (79.6). The Wolves allowed a FG percentage of 46.4% (903 of 1,948) and they surrendered 36.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were 217th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 458 relinquished last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a final score of 63-56 when they played Georgetown. When it comes to attacking the glass, DePaul allowed Georgetown to get 40 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 21.4% from 3-point land by hitting 3 out of 14 and finished the game at 16 out of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Blue Demons permitted Georgetown to make 22 out of their 56 tries from the floor which had them at 39.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Blue Demons ended up shooting 20 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 34.5%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, DePaul made 9 out of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 7 of them for a clip of 63.6%. Georgetown was called for 13 fouls in the matchup which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Blue Demons pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 for this game.

Layden Blocker pitched in for the Blue Demons in the game. He accumulated 16 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for this contest. He made 5 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

DePaul had a mark of 16-16 last season. The Blue Demons committed 17.9 fouls per game and they shot 69.2% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 15.0 times per contest (110th in D-1) and they lost possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. DePaul scored 2,248 points throughout last season (70.3 per contest) and they grabbed 33.3 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Demons hit 43.5% from the field, which was ranked 285th in the nation.

The DePaul defense allowed 35.4% on 3-pointers (213 of 601) and opponents converted on 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 14.7 dimes and 34.3 boards per contest, which ranked them 211th and 170th in those categories. The Blue Demons were ranked 65th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 69.6. They forced 12.6 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (122nd in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Georgia

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