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DePaul vs Northwestern Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 22 Dec 2019
Tip-off: 01:30
Final 83-78
34-38 49-40
Position#259
Record6-1
FormWWLWW
Points / game75.1
Allowed / game67.7
DePaul 🏆
USA
vs
Position#323
Record4-3
FormLWLWL
Points / game68.1
Allowed / game62.1
USANCAA
Other2019-20
Meetings · DePaul v Northwestern
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

DePaul winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Northwestern winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

DePaulUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
South Florida
#1
L
61-63
61
63
-2
A01/04
CBI
South Florida
#1
W
100-96 OT
100
96
+4
H04/04
CBI
South Florida
#1
L
65-77
65
77
-12
H05/04
CBI
Boston College
#295
W
72-67
72
67
+5
A23/11
NCAA
Central Michigan
#282
W
88-75
88
75
+13
H27/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
73-68
73
68
+5
A29/11
NCAA
Texas Tech
#164
W
65-60 OT
65
60
+5
H05/12
NCAA
Buffalo
#102
L
69-74
69
74
-5
H08/12
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#155
W
86-65
86
65
+21
H14/12
NCAA
Cleveland State
#277
W
73-65
73
65
+8
A19/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
25-31
0-0
36-32
0-0
46-35
0-0
36-47
0-0
34-39
0-0
31-38
0-0
30-28
0-0
42-39
0-0
32-50
0-0
56-25
0-0
35-33
0-0
38-35
0-0
23-26
0-0
30-27
0-0
30-37
0-0
39-37
0-0
34-25
0-0
52-40
0-0
35-21
0-0
38-44
146.2Avg total
75.2Scored
71.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)75.167.7142.9+7.486%
Season at home (4)77.068.5145.5+8.575%
Season away (3)72.766.7139.3+6.0100%
Last 10 (10)75.271.0146.2+4.270%
Last 5 (5)73.266.4139.6+6.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)80.373.8154.2+6.583%
vs Similar ◀ (5)77.475.2152.6+2.260%
vs Weaker (1)72.067.0139.0+5.0100%
This opponent (Northwestern) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NorthwesternUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington State
#4
L
66-69 OT
66
69
-3
A24/03
NIT
Akron
#17
W
76-74
76
74
+2
H14/03
NIT
Washington
#3
L
55-76
55
76
-21
A17/03
NIT
Norfolk State
#197
W
70-59
70
59
+11
H23/11
NCAA
Bradley
#76
W
78-51
78
51
+27
H26/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#222
L
59-72
59
72
-13
H28/11
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
82-64
82
64
+18
A04/12
NCAA
Purdue
#181
L
44-58
44
58
-14
A08/12
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#329
W
72-54
72
54
+18
H15/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
L
72-77
72
77
-5
H19/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
31-38
0-0
33-26
0-0
42-34
0-0
34-40
0-0
32-39
0-0
23-37
0-0
37-25
0-0
33-34
0-0
39-21
0-0
39-30
0-0
23-25
0-0
36-47
0-0
37-27
0-0
45-37
0-0
16-22
0-0
28-36
0-0
31-25
0-0
41-29
0-0
27-37
0-0
45-40
132.8Avg total
67.4Scored
65.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)68.162.1130.3+6.057%
Season at home (5)70.262.6132.8+7.660%
Season away (2)63.061.0124.0+2.050%
Last 10 (10)67.465.4132.8+2.050%
Last 5 (5)65.865.0130.8+0.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)63.065.5128.5-2.533%
vs Similar ◀ (2)77.059.0136.0+18.0100%
vs Weaker (2)75.568.0143.5+7.550%
This opponent (DePaul) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -0.1-0.11st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: +3.4+3.42nd half: +0.1+0.1
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -0.1-0.11st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: +3.4+3.42nd half: +0.1+0.1
DePaulNorthwestern
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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DePaulLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
South Florida
#1
L
25-31
25
31
-6
A01/04
CBI
South Florida
#1
W
46-35
46
35
+11
H04/04
CBI
South Florida
#1
L
34-39
34
39
-5
H05/04
CBI
Boston College
#295
W
30-28
30
28
+2
A23/11
NCAA
Central Michigan
#282
L
32-50
32
50
-18
H27/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A29/11
NCAA
Texas Tech
#164
L
23-26
23
26
-3
H05/12
NCAA
Buffalo
#102
L
30-37
30
37
-7
H08/12
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#155
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H14/12
NCAA
Cleveland State
#277
W
35-21
35
21
+14
A19/12
NCAA
64.9Avg total
32.4Scored
32.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (13)34.833.968.8+0.954%-
Last 30 at home (9)36.436.472.9+0.044%-
Last 30 away (4)31.228.259.5+3.075%-
Last 10 (10)32.432.564.9-0.150%-
Last 5 (5)31.428.459.8+3.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)34.232.566.7+1.750%-
vs Similar ◀ (5)34.435.269.6-0.840%-
vs Weaker (1)30.028.058.0+2.0100%-
This opponent (Northwestern) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NorthwesternLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington State
#4
L
31-38
31
38
-7
A24/03
NIT
Akron
#17
W
42-34
42
34
+8
H14/03
NIT
Washington
#3
L
32-39
32
39
-7
A17/03
NIT
Norfolk State
#197
W
37-25
37
25
+12
H23/11
NCAA
Bradley
#76
W
39-21
39
21
+18
H26/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#222
L
23-25
23
25
-2
H28/11
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
37-27
37
27
+10
A04/12
NCAA
Purdue
#181
L
16-22
16
22
-6
A08/12
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#329
W
31-25
31
25
+6
H15/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
L
27-37
27
37
-10
H19/12
NCAA
60.8Avg total
31.5Scored
29.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (12)32.629.261.8+3.458%-
Last 30 at home (7)33.927.661.4+6.371%-
Last 30 away (5)30.831.462.2-0.640%-
Last 10 (10)31.529.360.8+2.250%-
Last 5 (5)26.827.254.0-0.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)29.028.257.2+0.833%-
vs Similar ◀ (2)34.026.060.0+8.0100%-
vs Weaker (2)34.534.569.0+0.050%-
This opponent (DePaul) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
DePaul wins
0
Northwestern wins
No previous meetings.
DePaullast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/19ACleveland State73-65
14/12/19HIllinois (Chi.)86-65
08/12/19HBuffalo69-74
05/12/19HTexas Tech65-60 OT
29/11/19AMinnesota73-68
27/11/19HCentral Michigan88-75
23/11/19ABoston College72-67
05/04/19HSouth Florida65-77
04/04/19HSouth Florida100-96 OT
01/04/19ASouth Florida61-63
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/19HMichigan State72-77
15/12/19HSiu Edwardsville72-54
08/12/19APurdue44-58
04/12/19ABoston College82-64
28/11/19HPittsburgh59-72
26/11/19HBradley78-51
23/11/19HNorfolk State70-59
17/03/12AWashington55-76
14/03/12HAkron76-74
24/03/11AWashington State66-69 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

DePaul
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW86%
HomeWWLW75%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games743
Win %86%75%100%
Points / game75.177.072.7
Allowed / game67.768.566.7
Point differential+7.4+8.5+6.0
Avg total142.9145.5139.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)50% (2)100% (2)
Overtime %14%25%0%
Northwestern
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL57%
HomeWWLWL60%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games752
Win %57%60%50%
Points / game68.170.263.0
Allowed / game62.162.661.0
Point differential+6.0+7.6+2.0
Avg total130.3132.8124.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+57%60%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big East conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Butler87188%66.255.5+10.8
2 Marquette87188%78.268.6+9.6
3 Creighton87188%79.570.4+9.1
4 St. John's (N.Y.)76186%78.167.3+10.9
5 DePaul76186%75.167.7+7.4
6 Villanova76186%76.670.7+5.9
7 Georgetown86275%82.170.6+11.5
8 Uconn75271%71.059.0+12.0
9 Xavier96367%74.668.2+6.3
10 Seton Hall74357%69.663.7+5.9
11 Providence83538%67.471.4-4.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Ohio State87188%81.059.4+21.6
2 Indiana76186%73.068.1+4.9
3 Washington65183%80.567.0+13.5
4 Michigan State86275%79.567.4+12.1
5 Iowa86275%78.568.5+10.0
6 Maryland86275%71.863.1+8.6
7 Penn State86275%75.169.0+6.1
8 Minnesota75271%75.665.0+10.6
9 Oregon75271%76.666.9+9.7
10 Michigan96367%79.267.4+11.8
11 Rutgers64267%72.062.7+9.3
12 USC64267%73.072.3+0.7
13 Purdue85362%64.155.4+8.8
14 Illinois74357%81.465.1+16.3
15 Northwestern74357%68.162.1+6.0
16 Wisconsin73443%68.065.7+2.3
17 Nebraska104640%73.477.0-3.6
18 UCLA83538%72.070.5+1.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
DePaul344983
Northwestern384078
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