Overview
- Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. CT at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on FS1, with Trent Rush and LaPhonso Ellis on the call.
- Betting markets list DePaul by 2.5 to 3.5 points with a DePaul -150 moneyline, and KenPom projects a 73–69 Blue Demons win with roughly a 65% probability.
- DePaul enters 8-3 at home and allows 68.6 points on 41.4% opponent shooting, reflecting one of the Big East’s stingier defenses.
- Marquette has dropped eight of nine and sits last in the league, including five road losses by an average of 20.2 points.
- Key contributors include Marquette’s Chase Ross (15.8 ppg; 20 vs. St. John’s) and DePaul’s Layden Blocker (11.6 ppg, 3.7 apg), with MU’s probable starters listing Nigel James Jr., Ross, Adrien Stevens, Ben Gold and Royce Parham as Sean Jones remains out recently with a foot issue.