DePaul Blue Demons vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/05/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 5, 2022

Venue:  Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  DePaul +13.5, Xavier -13.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  DePaul +13.5, Xavier -13.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  DePaul +13.5, Xavier -13.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

 

DePaul Blue Demons:  10-10 (10th place, Big East)

Xavier Musketeers:  16-5 (5th place, Big East)

 

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DePaul Blue Demons:  1-4 last 5

Xavier Musketeers:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

DePaul is coming into this game with a 10-10 record overall and they are 2-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 11th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 1-9 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Seton Hall Pirates but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Xavier Musketeers, the Creighton Bluejays, the Villanova Wildcats, and the UConn Huskies in their last game. Javan Johnson led the team in points in that game with 18 while Brandon Johnson was next on the team with 14 points. Yor Anei led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 2 while Johnson and Anei both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 28.8% from the field, 26.7% from 3-point range, and 69.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 PPG against them. DePaul has an ATS record of 12-8 this season and their O/U record is 11-9.

 

 

Xavier is coming into this game with a 16-5 record overall and they are 11-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 11th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Providence Friars but their 2 straight wins since then came against the Creighton Bluejays and the Butler Bulldogs in their last game. Zach Freemantle led the team in points in that game with 23 while Paul Scruggs was next on the team with 9 points. Scruggs led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Jack Nunge and Adam Kunkel off the bench both led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They were 46.4% from the field, 17.6% from 3-point range, and 65% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.4 PPG against them. Xavier has an ATS record of 11-10 this season and their O/U record is 8-12-1.

 

Xavier has been a very good team at home this season with an 11-2 record and they have been playing well against conference opponents also. They have won 2 straight games coming into this one and they are getting a very bad DePaul team that has been struggling a lot recently and has only won 1 of their 10 conference games this season. DePaul has lost 4 straight games and they really have not been right ever since their team went through some covid-19 protocols. DePaul has to show some major improvement in their games before they can be trusted as they have been very bad since the start of the new year. Xavier has been great at home and winning a lot of games recently. Xavier has won some of their games by closer scores recently but they will be able to beat up on a bad DePaul team that is not playing well and Xavier should win this game at home by double digits.

 

DePaul Xavier Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, February 5, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Xavier 72 DePaul 57.

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DePaul Blue Demons: 23-17 UNDER when the total is 140 to 149.5. 26-19 UNDER as an underdog. 29-17 UNDER against conference opponents. 25-12 UNDER off a loss against a conference rival. 10-2 UNDER after a combined score of 125 points or less.

Xavier Musketeers: 9-18 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 18-34 ATS as a favorite. 13-24 ATS as a home favorite or pick. 14-28 ATS against conference opponents. 5-14 ATS off a win against a conference rival.

 

 

DePaul Blue Demons:  J. Freeman-Liberty (G) Ques Sat - Groin injury. T. Grant-Foster (G) out for season - Redshirt. A. Bynum (G) out for season - Redshirt.

Xavier Musketeers:  C. Edwards (F) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury.

 

 

“I told our guys we couldn’t let this get into a jumping contest. We weren’t going to win that. We had to be physical, try to get into their legs, not give up offensive rebounds.” - Tony Stubblefield on his team’s loss against UConn.

 

 

“I hate it when you win and you feel like you didn’t win. I told the group in the locker room that every game is hard in this league, and you should celebrate every win, but we’ve got to put 40 minutes together. I thought we put together a pretty good 35 minutes.” - Travis Steele on his team’s win against Butler.

 

 

 

J. Freeman-Liberty 

P. Gebrewhit 

B. Johnson 

D. Jones 

N. Ongenda

 

J. Hunter 

N. Johnson 

C. Jones 

D. Miles 

P. Scruggs

 

 

PPG: J. Freeman-Liberty (21.1)

APG: J. Freeman-Liberty (3.1)

Reb/G: J. Freeman-Liberty (7.4)

 

PPG: J. Nunge (12.3)

APG: P. Scruggs (4.4)

Reb/G: C. Jones (8)

 

Coaches:

DePaul Blue Demons: Tony Stubblefield (1st season)

Xavier Musketeers: Travis Steele (4th season)