DePaul vs Villanova 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The DePaul Blue Demons travel to New York, NY on Thursday for a game against the #11 Villanova Wildcats in a matchup in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference Tournament. In their last game, DePaul defeated Xavier by the score of 71-67. Paul Reed led the Blue Demons in points in the game with 23 while shooting 9 of 16 from the field and 5 of 7 from the free throw line. Reed also led DePaul in rebounds in the game with 12, including 5 coming offensively. Charlie Moore was the Blue Demons leader in assists in the game as he recorded 9 while playing a total of 37 minutes against Xavier.
After the win against Xavier, DePaul is now 16-16 on the season and 3-15 in conference play. Charlie Moore has been DePaul’s leading scorer on the season as he has averaged 15.5 points per game, while shooting 37.4% from the field and 80.9% from the free throw line. Moore is also DePaul’s assists leader so far this season as he has averaged 6 per game. Paul Reed is the Blue Demons leading rebounder on the year as he has averaged 10.6 rebounds per game, including 3.2 offensive rebounds per game.
The #11 Villanova Wildcats will meet the DePaul Blue Demons in New York, NY on Thursday after winning their last game by the score of 70-69 against Georgetown. Saddiq Bey led the Wildcats in scoring in the game with 18 points, while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free throw line. Justin Moore was the leading rebounder on the night for Villanova as he pulled in 9 rebounds, all coming offensively. Collin Gillespie led the Wildcats in assists in the game with 5, while playing a total of 40 minutes against Georgetown.
With the win against Georgetown, Villanova finished the regular season with a record of 24-7 overall and 13-5 in conference play which was good enough for a first-place tie in the Big East. Saddiq Bey is the leading scorer for the Wildcats as he has averaged 16.1 points per game, while shooting 47.7% from the field and 76.9% from the free throw line. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is the leading rebounder on the season for Villanova as he has pulled in an average of 9.4 rebounds per game, including an average of 2.5 offensive rebounds per game. Collin Gillespie leads the Wildcats in assists per game as he has dished out an average of 4.5.
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The DePaul Blue Demons have scored an average of 70.7 points per game this season, while allowing 71.2 points per game. The Villanova Wildcats have scored 73.2 points per game on the year, while allowing 66.4 points per game. In their last 5 games, the Blue Demons are 2-3, while the Wildcats are 4-1 and have won 2 games in a row. Villanova won both regular season matchups against DePaul by the scores of 79-75 in overtime and 91-71. There is no doubt that Villanova is the better team in this one as they scored 3 more points per game than DePaul and allowed 5 points less per game. I am going with the Wildcats in this one. Final score prediction, the Villanova Wildcats win and cover ATS, 75-63.
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