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DePaul Blue Demons vs. Xavier Musketeers

The DePaul Blue Demons and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Cintas Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -14-point favorites versus the Blue Demons, while the game's total opened at 159.

In their last action, Xavier was a 69-68 loser on the road against Golden Eagles. They covered the +7-point spread as underdogs.

DePaul was a 92-83 loser in their most recent outing at home against Red Storm. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.

DePaul:
Team record: 9-17 SU,10-14-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
DePaul is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
DePaul is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
DePaul is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Xavier

Xavier:
Team record: 19-7 SU,14-11-1 ATS
Xavier is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 6 games at home

Next up:
DePaul home to Butler Wednesday, February 22
Xavier home to Villanova Tuesday, February 21