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N. Illinois Huskies @ DePaul Blue Demons

Current Records: N. Illinois 2-3, DePaul 5-0

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 5 p.m. ET
  • Where: Wintrust Arena -- Chicago, Illinois
  • TV: Fox Sports 2
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Ticket Cost: $1.00

What to Know

If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for DePaul. They will stay at home for another game and welcome the N. Illinois Huskies at 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 85.8 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, DePaul beat Eastern Illinois 78-69. The 78-point effort marked the Blue Demons' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

DePaul's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jacob Meyer, who earned 16 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Conor Enright, who posted seven points plus 11 assists and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, N. Illinois entered their contest against Elon on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. N. Illinois took a serious blow against Elon, falling 75-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Huskies have suffered since February 17th.

N. Illinois' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of James Dent Jr., who had 16 points, and Quaran Mcpherson, who scored nine points plus four steals. What's more, Mcpherson also posted a 57.1% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023.

DePaul's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for N. Illinois, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's matchup: DePaul has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 12.4 threes per game. However, it's not like N. Illinois struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

DePaul came up short against N. Illinois in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 89-79. Can DePaul avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

DePaul is a big 18-point favorite against N. Illinois, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Blue Demons, as the game opened with the Blue Demons as a 15.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 145 points.

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Series History

N. Illinois won the only game these two teams have played in the last year.

  • Nov 25, 2023 - N. Illinois 89 vs. DePaul 79