DePaul vs Samford 11/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Samford Bulldogs and DePaul Blue Demons meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Wintrust Arena. The Samford Bulldogs look for their seventh win. The DePaul Blue Demons look to get above a .500 record.

The Samford Bulldogs are averaging 84.8 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 65.4 points on 39.1 percent shooting. Ques Glover is averaging 14.9 points and 2.4 rebounds, while Jermaine Marshall is averaging 12.6 points and 6.3 rebounds. Jaden Campbell is the third double-digit scorer and Logan Dye is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Samford Bulldogs are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Samford Bulldogs are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.5 rebounds per game.

The DePaul Blue Demons are averaging 72 points on 42 percent shooting and allowing 71 points on 41.5 percent shooting. Umoja Gibson is averaging 16.3 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Javan Johnson is averaging 15.3 points and 6 rebounds. Eral Penn is the third double-digit scorer and Da’Sean Nelson is grabbing 4 rebounds. The DePaul Blue Demons are shooting 30.6 percent from beyond the arc and 77.3 percent from the free throw line. The DePaul Blue Demons are allowing 28.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.

The Bulldogs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Blue Demons are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Bulldogs last 7 overall. The over is 4-1 in Blue Demons last 5 home games.

The DePaul Blue Demons are probably the better team on paper, and they’re going to get the benefit of the doubt at home. However, the Samford Bulldogs are far from a pushover, and they have the offensive firepower to take the crowd out early and even pull off an upset here. I’m going to grab the free points with Samford, a game it could easily win outright.