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DePaul Hosts Marquette as KenPom Favors Blue Demons

DePaul leans on a top-tier Big East defense against a Marquette team seeking answers on offense.

Overview

  • Tipoff is Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago at 8:30 p.m. EST.
  • Marquette enters 6-12 (1-6 Big East) and DePaul is 10-7 (2-4), with DePaul ahead in the league race.
  • KenPom ranks DePaul No. 109 and Marquette No. 118, projecting a 66% Blue Demons win and a 73–69 score.
  • DePaul is 8-3 at home and allows 68.6 points on 41.4% opponent shooting, among the Big East’s stingiest marks.
  • Marquette has dropped eight of its last nine and fell 92-68 to St. John’s as Chase Ross scored 20, yet it has won six straight in the series and leads all-time 87-50.