Xavier vs DePaul Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 9 Big East Tournament (Musketeers Cruise in New York City)

Xavier vs DePaul Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Big East Tournament Game
• No. 15 Xavier (23-8, 15-5 Big East ) vs. DePaul (10-22, 3-17 Big East)
• Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Venue: Madison Square Garden — New York City, New York
• Coverage: Fox Sports 1

The Big East Tournament continues on Thursday with a thrilling matchup between the DePaul Blue Demons and Xavier Musketeers. Neither team has ever captured a Big East Tournament title. The winner of this quarterfinal matchup will then face the winner of the Villanova vs Creighton game.

DePaul snapped a 12-game losing streak with an exciting 66-65 win over Seton Hall in the first round on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Xavier has now w on four of its last five games thanks to a 78-66 victory over Butler on Saturday. Which Big East squad will keep its conference title hope alive on Thursday?

Xavier vs DePaul Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: XAVIER: (-900) | DEPAUL: (+590)
• Spread: XAVIER: -12.5 (-110) | DEPAUL: +12.5 (-110)
• Total: 152.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Xavier enters this contest as a considerable favo rite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 7 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 152.5 points, which is above average compared to Thursday's projected totals.

Xavier vs DePaul Betting Trends

• Xavier has beaten the spread 17 times in 31 games.
• Against the spread as 11.5-point favorites or more, the Musketeers are 3-5.
• There have been 20 Xavier's games (out of 31) that went over the total this season.
• DePaul is 14-17-0 against the spread this season.
• The Blue Demons have won twice ATS (2-4) as a 11.5-point underdog or more this year.
• DePaul has seen 16 of its 31 games go over the point total.

  
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