Check out our free Marquette vs DePaul pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Chicago. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Marquette vs DePaul Pick & Preview: Saturday, January 28th Betting Odds
Golden Eagles vs Blue Demons Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Marquette Golden Eagles at DePaul Blue Demons
- Where: Chicago at Wintrust Arena
- Date: Saturday, January 28th
- Betting Odds: Marquette -9.5, MARQ -486 | DEPAUL +362 O/U 152.5
Golden Eagles Preview:
Marquette will take the floor against the Blue Demons with an overall record of 16-5. On the road, the Golden Eagles will be playing their 8th game of the season, having gone 4-4. This season, Marquette has been favored to win in 14 games, sitting with a mark of 13-1. For today’s contest, Marquette has a betting line set -9.5 points in their favor.
Marquette will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Kam Jones who is averaging 16.38 points per game for the Golden Eagles. Jones is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Golden Eagles’ offensive game plan is the play of Olivier-Maxence Prosper who has hit 56.3% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 14.05 points per game.
On offense, Marquette is scoring a rate similar to the NCAA average at 74.4 points per game. This figure has come despite struggling to knock down shots from outside. Through 21 games, they have only hit 34.7% of their 3-point field goal attempts. For the season, 41.75% of their shots have come from beyond the arc.
Blue Demons Preview:
DePaul will take the floor against the Golden Eagles with an overall record of 9-12. Currently, the Blue Demons have been the home team 10 times, sitting with a record of 7-3. So far, the Blue Demons have been the underdog 13 times, going 3-10 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +9.5 underdogs on the spread.
DePaul will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Umoja Gibson who is averaging 15.76 points per game for the Blue Demons. Gibson is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Blue Demons’ offensive game plan is the play of Javan Johnson who has hit 43.1% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 15.14 points per game.
On offense, DePaul is scoring a rate similar to the NCAA average at 73.3 points per game. This figure has come despite struggling to knock down shots from outside. Through 21 games, they have only hit 31.8% of their 3-point field goal attempts. For the season, 34.31% of their shots have come from beyond the arc.
Free Spread Prediction: DePaul Blue Demons +9.5
If you’re deciding whether to down a bet vs the spread in this matchup, we recommend taking the DePaul Blue Demons to cover as +9.5 point underdogs. One thing that often causes problems for team’s who are heavy underdogs is when they are matched up against a team that can dictate the pace of play. However, both DePaul and Marquette come into today’s game near the NCAA average in possessions per game. Given that style of place won’t be an issue for the Blue Demons and the fact that they have 2-1-2 vs the spread in their last 5 games as underdogs, we like them to cover the spread on their home floor.
