DePaul vs Northwestern Picks and Prediction – 12/21/2024

The DePaul team is coming into this game here to face the Northwestern team on Saturday. The game is taking place at 4:00 PM EST and is being played at Welsh-Ryan Arena is being broadcast on BTN. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Blue Demons are coming into this game here with a 8-3 on the year so far. The last game on the court for the DePaul team was a loss by a score of 89-61 against Saint Johns. In their last 5 games the Blue Demons has posted a 2-3 record. 

This year the DePaul team has managed to get a total of 81.2 points per game while getting 47.1% of the shots to fall. The rebounding for DePaul is sitting at 38.2 boards per game, but have managed to get 18.8 assists per game. The defense for the Blue Demons has allowed 68.8 points per game, but has picked up 4.1 blocks and 5.6 steals per game.  

The opponent in the game is Northwestern and they are coming in with a 8-3 record. The Wildcats ended up winning in their last game against Georgia Tech with a score of 71-60. The last 5 games for Northwestern has posted a 3-2 record. 

Defensively the Wildcats are allowing a total of 64.2 points per game while getting 3.2 blocks and 7.7 steals per game. The rebounding is coming in at 36.8 boards per game, but the passing is getting 14.5 assists per game. The offense for Northwestern has managed to get 72.8 points per game while getting 43.8% of the shots to fall.

This is a game that will be one that should be interesting as both of these teams have played good at times, but still have not been able to really showcase their talent or control strong opponents at times. Still, Northwestern has faced a little bit tighter competition on the year and that is what will happen here is the Wildcats pick up a win in a closely fought game that hits the under. Final Score Prediction, Northwestern Wildcats win on the under 68-60.