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Xavier Musketeers vs. DePaul Blue Demons
The Xavier Musketeers and the DePaul Blue Demons will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Wintrust Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -13.5-point favorites versus the Blue Demons, while the game's total opened at 153.
Last time out for DePaul, they were a 72-39 loser as they battled Pirates at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +11-point underdog.
Xavier won its last outing, a 88-77 result against Red Storm on January 31. They covered in that game as a -2-point favorite.
Xavier:
Team record: 11-10 SU,13-8 ATS
Xavier is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Xavier is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing DePaul
Xavier is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing DePaul
DePaul:
Team record: 3-18 SU,7-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
DePaul is 4-14-1 ATS in its last 19 games at home
DePaul is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of DePaul's last 8 games at home
Next up:
Xavier home to Villanova Wednesday, February 7
DePaul at St. John's Tuesday, February 6