Marquette vs. DePaul: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 21, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 20, 2024

The No. 7 Marquette Golden Eagles (19-6, 10-4 Big East) will play the DePaul Blue Demons (3-22, 0-14 Big East) on Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET at Fiserv Forum. Oso Ighodaro and Da’Sean Nelson will be among the players to watch for the Golden Eagles and Blue Demons, respectively. Wednesday’s matchup between the Golden Eagles and the Blue Demons sees the Golden Eagles as an enormous, 27.5-point favorite. The matchup’s over/under is 150.5.

Marquette vs. DePaul Betting Lines

Marquette vs DePaul Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Marquette -27.5 150.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick DePaul (+27.5)
Total Pick Under (150.5)

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Marquette vs. DePaul Stat Rankings

Marquette Avg. (Rank) DePaul Avg. (Rank)
77.7 (79th) Points Scored 64.3 (351st)
68.7 (85th) Points Allowed 80.5 (351st)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.9 (257th) Off. Rebounds 5.7 (357th)
8.7 (57th) 3pt Made 6.0 (305th)
16.1 (34th) Assists 12.3 (251st)
10.2 (84th) Turnovers 12.6 (294th)

Marquette vs. DePaul Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Golden Eagles are 13-10-1 this season.
  • Marquette is yet to lose ATS (1-0) as a 27.5-point favorite or greater this season.
  • Out of 24 Golden Eagles games so far this season, eight have hit the over.
  • Marquette’s games have finished with more than 150.5 points nine times so far this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 150.5 points, 4.1 more than the average point total for Golden Eagles games this season.
  • Against the spread, DePaul is 8-16-1 this year.
  • This season, eight of Marquette’s 24 games have gone over the point total.
  • Blue Demons games have finished with over 150.5 points scored 10 times this season.
  • DePaul’s games average 144.8 total points, 5.7 less than the total for this matchup.

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Marquette Impact Players

  • Ighodaro leads his team in rebounds per game (7.3), and also averages 14.2 points and 2.8 assists. Defensively, he delivers 1.0 steal and 1.2 blocked shots.
  • Kam Jones averages 14.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 46.8% from the floor and 36.4% from downtown with 2.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • David Joplin is averaging 10.4 points, 0.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds per contest.
  • Stevie Mitchell posts 8.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest, shooting 50.4% from the floor.

DePaul Impact Players

  • Nelson paces the Blue Demons in rebounding (4.0 per game), and posts 10.4 points and 2.0 assists. He also averages 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Elijah Fisher is putting up 9.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, making 52.0% of his shots from the field.
  • Jeremiah Oden gets the Blue Demons 8.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He also averages 0.4 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • The Blue Demons get 8.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Jaden Henley.

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