Marquette vs DePaul Predictions, Picks, Odds — 1/14

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The Marquette Golden Eagles take on the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago, IL. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.

Marquette is favored by 13.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -1100. The total is set at 148 points.

Here’s my Marquette vs. DePaul predictions and college basketball picks for January 14, 2025.


Marquette vs DePaul Prediction

My Pick: Marquette -12.5 (Play to -18)

My Marquette vs DePaul best bet is on the Golden Eagles spread, with the best odds currently available at FanDuel. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.


Marquette vs DePaul Odds, Lines

Marquette Logo
Tuesday, Jan. 14
7 p.m. ET
CBS Sports Network
DePaul Logo
Marquette Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
-13.5
-105
148
-110 / -110
-1100
DePaul Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+13.5
-115
148
-110 / -110
+700
Odds via bet365. Get up-to-the-minute NCAAB odds here.
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  • Marquette vs DePaul spread: Marquette -13.5
  • Marquette vs DePaul over/under: 148 points
  • Marquette vs DePaul moneyline: Marquette -1100, DePaul +700
  • Marquette vs DePaul best bet: Marquette -12.5 (Play to -18)

Marquette vs DePaul NCAAB Betting Preview

The Blue Demons opened the season 7-0 for the first time in five years. During its hot streak, DePaul was beating up on teams with an average KenPom rating of 277th.

Then reality set in for this downtrodden program.

Since December 4, DePaul is 2-8 both straight up and against the spread. This includes a string of blowout losses. St. John’s boat raced the Demons by 28 points in Queens. Then Villanova embarrassed DePaul on the Main Line, annihilating it by 44 points at the Finneran Pavilion.

During this cold streak, DePaul has cracked the top five in a dubious distinction. According to Evan Miyakawa, among power conference teams that struggle the most when facing above-average opponents, DePaul is the fifth-worst team in the country.

There may not be a clearer example of this in major college basketball than DePaul. The Blue Demons drill bad teams and get run off the floor when they face quality opponents.

Marquette, on the other hand, is a complete team, ranking inside the top 20 in adjusted efficiency on both ends of the floor. The Golden Eagles have a National Player of the Year candidate running the offense in senior Kam Jones, and Shaka Smart has been an ATM on the road since taking over at Marquette.

Dating back to his first season in Milwaukee, Smart has covered 60% of the time on the road.

Additionally, this is an ideal travel spot for Smart’s Golden Eagles. Marquette hasn’t played in a week and this road trip is just 90 minutes down I-94.

What awaits the Golden Eagles is the second-worst home-court advantage in the Big East, per KenPom. Dating back to 2022, DePaul is 4-18-2 ATS as a home 'dog (18.2%). Among qualifying teams (at least five games), that’s last among power conference squads.

I would lay up to 18 points with Smart and the Golden Eagles.

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