DePaul vs Xavier Basketball Picks 2-3-24

The Xavier Musketeers and DePaul Blue Demons face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Wintrust Arena. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Xavier vs DePaul prediction.

Xavier Looks to Stay Above .500

Xavier comes into this game with an 11-10 record overall but they are coming off a big victory in the last game. Xavier scored 88 points against St. John’s and that was enough for the 11 point victory. Quincy Olivari had a strong game putting up 23 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Xavier on the season is averaging 76.3 points while their defense is giving up 73.2 points per game. Quincy Olivari has been the top player this season for Xavier averaging 18 points while shooting 43.1 percent from the field and 44.3 percent from behind the three-point line. 

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DePaul Continues to Be Terrible

DePaul has been awful all season and that has already led to them firing their coach. Since they have fired their coach though, it hasn’t gotten any better. DePaul in the last game faced off against Seton Hall, and the offense only managed 39 points. There were only three players that scored more than seven points and no one scored more than 11 points. DePaul on the season is averaging 64.1 points while their defense is giving up 78.7 points per game. Both of the offense and defense are ranked lower than 330th. Chico Carter Jr is averaging 11.8 points  while shooting 43.6 percent from the field. 

Xavier vs DePaul Betting Prediction

DePaul in the last game scored only 39 points and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Xavier is averaging 76.3 points and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. DePaul’s offense isn’t going to be keeping up and that is going to be the difference here as it’s going to be a blowout victory by Xavier. Back the Musketeers to win this game and cover the spread here.