Providence vs DePaul Prediction 3/5/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Depaul Blue Demons and the Providence Friars meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Amica Mutual Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Depaul vs. Providence prediction.

Matchup History

Providence won the first meeting between these two teams back on December 10^th, 2024, at Depaul by a final score of 70-63. The win made it seven in a row for the Friars in this head-to-head matchup.

Depaul Recap

The Depaul Blue Demons come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-65 loss at the hands of Creighton last time out to slip to 11-18 on the year. After this game, Depaul will head home for their regular-season finale against the Georgetown Hoyas.

Blue Demons Drop 6^th In A Row

CJ Gunn leads the Blue Demons in scoring with 12.3 PPG along with 4 RPG while Jacob Meyer has 10.1 PPG with 3 RPG and Isaiah Rivera has 10.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Depaul so far this season. NJ Benson has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead Depaul on the glass so far this season. Conor Enright also has a team-high 6.2 APG to lead the Blue Demons in the assist department up to this point in the year. Layden Blocker also chipped in 8.6 PPG with 3 RPG and 3 APG as well this season. As a team, Depaul is averaging 72 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three, and 70.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the DePaul Blue Demons will win

• Providence has lost seven of its last eight games.

Providence Recap

The Providence Friars come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-63 loss at the hands of UConn last time out to fall to 12-17 on the year. After this game, Providence will head on the road to close out the regular season against Xavier.

Friars Lose Third Straight

Jayden Pierre logged 12.8 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 3.1 APG. Bensley Joseph has 12.5 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Friars in assists to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Providence so far this season. Wesley Cardet Jr. has 8.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Corey Floyd Jr. has 9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Oswin Erhunmwunse has 5.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Providence is averaging 71.3 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three, and 68.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Providence Friars will win

• DePaul has lost each of its last 10 away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Providence has won each of its last seven games against DePaul.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of DePaul’s last eight night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.
• Four of Providence’s last five home games against DePaul have produced a total of 148+ points.

Depaul vs. Providence Prediction

I’m on Depaul and the points here. Normally I take the approach of seeing Depaul on the board and blindly fading the Blue Demons just because Depaul has been so bad in Big East conference play for the better part of the last two decades. That being said, Providence isn’t playing that much better to where I want to be laying this many points with the Friars, and Depaul has been most competitive this season against the teams that are on their level, which are definitely few and far between. I think Depaul keeps this one close and dare I say, potentially pulls off the outright upset. Give me Depaul here with the points.