The DePaul Blue Demons (1-3) and Norfolk State Spartans (1-3) will be playing at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center for this game. The game begins at 1:30 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 23.
The Blue Demons were beaten by Florida State 83-67 on Saturday. Aaron Simpson was the game’s high scorer, contributing 20 points. The Spartans, meanwhile, are coming off a deflating 93-71 loss against Ohio on Saturday. D’Shon Taylor had a game-high 24 points.
DePaul is a seven-point favorite against Norfolk State and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is set at 144 points. The Blue Demons enter the game with records of 1-3 both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, the Spartans have yet to cover the spread in any of their matchups, going 0-2 ATS along with their SU record of 1-3. Norfolk State is one of the top foul-shooting teams in the nation, connecting on 19.0 shots from the line per game.
DePaul and Norfolk State will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Nor, ATS Winner – Nor, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of DePaul’s last 10 games.
With 68.3 possessions and .948 points per possession, the DePaul Blue Demons perform worse on both metrics than the Norfolk State Spartans. Norfolk State averages 71.7 possessions and .973 points per possession.
DePaul averages an effective field goal percentage of 44.7%. Norfolk State has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-3).
On average, DePaul makes 3.0 steals per game. Norfolk State is a losing 1-3 when it gives up at least 3 steals.
