Duquesne vs DePaul Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/15/24

The Duquesne Dukes and the Depaul Blue Demons meet Friday in college basketball action from the Wintrust Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Duquesne vs. Depaul prediction.

Duquesne Recap

The Duquesne Dukes come into this one looking to rebound from a 75-68 loss to Princeton last time out to fall to 0-2 on the year. After this game, Duquesne will head home for a matchup against Milwaukee.

Dukes Looking For Spark To Get First Win

Jahsean Corbett has a team-high 12.5 PPG and 7.5 RPG while Kareem Rozier has 10 PPG with a team-high 3 APG to lead the Dukes in the assist department as the only other double-digit scorer for Duquesne so far this season. Tre Dinkins has 9.5 PPG while Maximus Edwards has 8 PPG and a team-high 8 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Duquesne is averaging 70 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three, and 59.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Duquesne Dukes will win

• DePaul has lost 20 of its last 23 games.
• Duquesne has won each of its last four games when playing with a rest advantage.

Depaul Recap

The Depaul Blue Demons come into this game looking to build on their 3-0 start to the year after knocking off Mercer last time out by a final score of 95-64. After this game, Depaul will welcome Eastern Illinois to town.

Blue Demons Looking To Stay Hot

Isaiah Rivera leads the Blue Demons in scoring with 16.7 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Jacob Meyer has 16 PPG with 3.3 RPG. CJ Gunn has 13 PPG and NJ Benson has 10.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Depaul so far this season. David Skogman has 9.3 PPG with 6.7 RPG and Layden Blocker has 8.7 PPG with 3.7 APG and 2.3 SPG. JJ Traynor added 8.3 PPG with 7 RPG to lead Depaul in rebounding and Conor Enright added a team-high 6.3 APG as well on the year. As a team, Depaul is averaging 89 PPG on 49.2% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three, and 66.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the DePaul Blue Demons will win

• DePaul has won 34 of its last 39 home night games against non-conference opponents.
• Duquesne has lost each of its last three games.

Duquesne vs. Depaul Prediction

I’m on Depaul here. I’m not the biggest Depaul fan, but maybe I have to admit that Depaul is legit early on this season. Duquesne’s come out of the gate slow and I think that Depaul wants to keep these good vibes going as long as they can to start Chris Holtmann’s tenure on the right foot. Give me Depaul