Wichita State vs DePaul Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/14/24

The Wichita State Shockers and the DePaul Blue Demons meet Saturday in college basketball action from Wintrust Arena. Here’s a Wichita State vs DePaul prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Wichita State vs DePaul pick. We will examine:

The Wichita State Shockers’ recent form and player performance

The DePaul Blue Demons’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Wichita State Shockers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the DePaul Blue Demons

Recent betting trends in games played between Wichita State and DePaul

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Wichita State vs DePaul game

Wichita State Shockers Betting Preview

Wichita State opened the year with wins over Western Kentucky, Montana State, Northern Iowa, Monmouth, St. Louis, and Minnesota. After a loss to Florida, the Shockers took wins over Alcorn State and East Tennessee State in the next pair.

Matched up against East Tennessee State last weekend, the Shockers posted a 54-37 halftime edge and eventually powered out a 96-87 win on 42 more points. Tops in scoring was Justin Hill with 20 points and three assists.

DePaul Blue Demons Betting Preview

Over on the DePaul side, they beat Southern Indiana, Prairie View, Mercer, Duquesne, Eastern Illinois, Northern Illinois, and Valparaiso in their first seven. It’s been losses to Texas Tech and Providence in the last pair, however.

In Tuesday’s matchup with Providence, the Demons gave up a three-point halftime lead and eventually lost 70-63 in overtime. Topping the team in the losing effort was David Skogman with 22 points and six rebounds.

Why the DePaul Blue Demons will win

• DePaul has won each of its last eight games against non-conference opponents at Wintrust Arena.

Why the Wichita State Shockers will win

• Wichita State has won each of its last seven games when playing with a rest advantage.
• DePaul has lost 12 of its last 13 games following a home loss.

Wichita State vs DePaul Prediction

I’ll lean toward DePaul. The Blue Demons need a good bounce-back effort here, though. In their overtime loss to Providence, DePaul shot an ugly 32.8 percent from the field and went 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) from the line alongside a 46-36 rebounding deficit and 11 turnovers. That makes two consecutive games with fewer than 64 points, which follows a streak of seven with 78 or more.

As for Wichita State, they rolled past East Tennessee State with 54.7 percent shooting in their latest win. Outside of the loss to Florida (58 points), the Shockers have scored very well this year with 68 or more points in each win. DePaul is really going to have to push the issue on offense here, and the team really needs to get that shooting percentage up. That said, I think the Demons have a decent cover/win shot if all goes well.